What color is #8CAC8C?

#8CAC8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAC8C?

The RGB value is 140, 172, 140: 140 red, 172 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAC8C?

The complementary color is #AC8CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAC8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAC8C color

#8CAC8C rgb(140, 172, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAC8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.5% green and 54.9% blue (140, 172, 140).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#8CAC8C color codes

HEX	`#8CAC8C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 172, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, -17.3, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 21.59, 143.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.3, 36.973, 30.346)`
Decimal	`9219212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAC8C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8CAC8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAC8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8CAC8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cac8c; }
.text { color: #8cac8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cac8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 172 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cac8c, #8cac9c); }

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Questions

What color is #8CAC8C?: #8CAC8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAC8C?: The RGB value is 140, 172, 140: 140 red, 172 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAC8C?: The complementary color is #AC8CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAC8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.