What color is #8CB394?

#8CB394 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 #8CB394?

The RGB value is 140, 179, 148: 140 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB394?

The complementary color is #B38CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB394 color

#8CB394 rgb(140, 179, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB394 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.2% green and 58% blue (140, 179, 148).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#8CB394 color codes

HEX	`#8CB394`
RGB	`rgb(140, 179, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 70.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -19.41, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 22.61, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.279, 39.953, 34.022)`
Decimal	`9221012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB394, 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 #8CB394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #8CB394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb394; }
.text { color: #8cb394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 179 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb394, #8cb3a8); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB394?: #8CB394 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 #8CB394?: The RGB value is 140, 179, 148: 140 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB394?: The complementary color is #B38CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.