What color is #8CC3A5?

#8CC3A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CC3A5?

The RGB value is 140, 195, 165: 140 red, 195 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC3A5?

The complementary color is #C38CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC3A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC3A5 color

#8CC3A5 rgb(140, 195, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CC3A5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.5% green and 64.7% blue (140, 195, 165).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#8CC3A5 color codes

HEX	`#8CC3A5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 195, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -24.16, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 25.91, 158.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.12, 47.321, 42.768)`
Decimal	`9225125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC3A5, 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 #8CC3A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC3A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #8CC3A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc3a5; }
.text { color: #8cc3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc3a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 195 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc3a5, #8cc3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8CC3A5?: #8CC3A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CC3A5?: The RGB value is 140, 195, 165: 140 red, 195 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC3A5?: The complementary color is #C38CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC3A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.