What color is #8CB98A?

#8CB98A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB98A?

The RGB value is 140, 185, 138: 140 red, 185 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB98A?

The complementary color is #B78AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB98A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB98A color

#8CB98A rgb(140, 185, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB98A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 72.5% green and 54.1% blue (140, 185, 138).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#8CB98A color codes

HEX	`#8CB98A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 185, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 72.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -24.23, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 30.87, 141.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.75, 42.107, 30.442)`
Decimal	`9222538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB98A, 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 #8CB98A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB98A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #8CB98A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb98a; }
.text { color: #8cb98a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb98a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 185 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb98a, #8ab99f); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB98A?: #8CB98A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB98A?: The RGB value is 140, 185, 138: 140 red, 185 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB98A?: The complementary color is #B78AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB98A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.