What color is #8CAE87?

#8CAE87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAE87?

The RGB value is 140, 174, 135: 140 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAE87?

The complementary color is #A987AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAE87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAE87 color

#8CAE87 rgb(140, 174, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAE87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 68.2% green and 52.9% blue (140, 174, 135).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#8CAE87 color codes

HEX	`#8CAE87`
RGB	`rgb(140, 174, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 68.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, -19.22, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 25.2, 139.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.323, 37.596, 28.576)`
Decimal	`9219719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAE87, 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 #8CAE87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAE87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #8CAE87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cae87; }
.text { color: #8cae87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cae87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 174 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cae87, #87ae96); }

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Questions

What color is #8CAE87?: #8CAE87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAE87?: The RGB value is 140, 174, 135: 140 red, 174 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAE87?: The complementary color is #A987AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAE87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.