What color is #8CC2AC?

#8CC2AC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CC2AC?

The RGB value is 140, 194, 172: 140 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC2AC?

The complementary color is #C28CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC2AC color

#8CC2AC rgb(140, 194, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CC2AC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.1% green and 67.5% blue (140, 194, 172).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#8CC2AC color codes

HEX	`#8CC2AC`
RGB	`rgb(140, 194, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.28, -22.24, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.28, 22.89, 166.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.551, 47.136, 46.141)`
Decimal	`9224876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC2AC, 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 #8CC2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #8CC2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc2ac; }
.text { color: #8cc2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 194 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc2ac, #8cbdc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8CC2AC?: #8CC2AC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CC2AC?: The RGB value is 140, 194, 172: 140 red, 194 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC2AC?: The complementary color is #C28CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.