What color is #8CB297?

#8CB297 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB297?

The RGB value is 140, 178, 151: 140 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB297?

The complementary color is #B28CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB297 color

#8CB297 rgb(140, 178, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB297 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 69.8% green and 59.2% blue (140, 178, 151).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#8CB297 color codes

HEX	`#8CB297`
RGB	`rgb(140, 178, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 69.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, -18.33, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 20.71, 152.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.32, 39.65, 35.222)`
Decimal	`9220759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB297, 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 #8CB297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #8CB297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb297; }
.text { color: #8cb297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 178 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb297, #8cb2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8CB297?: #8CB297 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB297?: The RGB value is 140, 178, 151: 140 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB297?: The complementary color is #B28CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.