What color is #8CB09E?

#8CB09E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB09E?

The RGB value is 140, 176, 158: 140 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB09E?

The complementary color is #B08C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB09E color

#8CB09E rgb(140, 176, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB09E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 69% green and 62% blue (140, 176, 158).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#8CB09E color codes

HEX	`#8CB09E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 176, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 69%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, -15.92, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 16.76, 161.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.51, 39.094, 38.174)`
Decimal	`9220254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB09E, 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 #8CB09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #8CB09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb09e; }
.text { color: #8cb09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 176 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb09e, #8cb0b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8CB09E?: #8CB09E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB09E?: The RGB value is 140, 176, 158: 140 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB09E?: The complementary color is #B08C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.