What color is #8CB1A6?

#8CB1A6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB1A6?

The RGB value is 140, 177, 166: 140 red, 177 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB1A6?

The complementary color is #B18C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB1A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB1A6 color

#8CB1A6 rgb(140, 177, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB1A6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 69.4% green and 65.1% blue (140, 177, 166).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#8CB1A6 color codes

HEX	`#8CB1A6`
RGB	`rgb(140, 177, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 69.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, -14.8, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 14.88, 174.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.418, 39.772, 41.985)`
Decimal	`9220518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB1A6, 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 #8CB1A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB1A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #8CB1A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb1a6; }
.text { color: #8cb1a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb1a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 177 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb1a6, #8caab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8CB1A6?: #8CB1A6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB1A6?: The RGB value is 140, 177, 166: 140 red, 177 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB1A6?: The complementary color is #B18C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB1A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.