What color is #8CB494?

#8CB494 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB494?

The RGB value is 140, 180, 148: 140 red, 180 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB494?

The complementary color is #B48CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB494 color

#8CB494 rgb(140, 180, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB494 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.6% green and 58% blue (140, 180, 148).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#8CB494 color codes

HEX	`#8CB494`
RGB	`rgb(140, 180, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 70.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, -19.92, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 23.25, 148.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.48, 40.355, 34.089)`
Decimal	`9221268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB494, 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 #8CB494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #8CB494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb494; }
.text { color: #8cb494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 180 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb494, #8cb4a8); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB494?: #8CB494 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB494?: The RGB value is 140, 180, 148: 140 red, 180 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB494?: The complementary color is #B48CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.