What color is #8CAEA9?

#8CAEA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAEA9?

The RGB value is 140, 174, 169: 140 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAEA9?

The complementary color is #AE8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAEA9 color

#8CAEA9 rgb(140, 174, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CAEA9 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 68.2% green and 66.3% blue (140, 174, 169).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#8CAEA9 color codes

HEX	`#8CAEA9`
RGB	`rgb(140, 174, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 68.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, -12.59, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 12.65, 185.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.111, 38.711, 43.256)`
Decimal	`9219753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAEA9, 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 #8CAEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #8CAEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caea9; }
.text { color: #8caea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 174 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caea9, #8ca2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CAEA9?: #8CAEA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAEA9?: The RGB value is 140, 174, 169: 140 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAEA9?: The complementary color is #AE8C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.