What color is #8CB795?

#8CB795 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 #8CB795?

The RGB value is 140, 183, 149: 140 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB795?

The complementary color is #B78CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB795 color

#8CB795 rgb(140, 183, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB795 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 71.8% green and 58.4% blue (140, 183, 149).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#8CB795 color codes

HEX	`#8CB795`
RGB	`rgb(140, 183, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 71.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, -21.25, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 24.75, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.172, 41.611, 34.712)`
Decimal	`9222037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB795, 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 #8CB795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #8CB795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb795; }
.text { color: #8cb795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 183 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb795, #8cb7ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CB795?: #8CB795 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 #8CB795?: The RGB value is 140, 183, 149: 140 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB795?: The complementary color is #B78CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.