What color is #8DA161?

#8DA161 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA161?

The RGB value is 141, 161, 97: 141 red, 161 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA161?

The complementary color is #7561A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA161 color

#8DA161 rgb(141, 161, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA161 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.1% green and 38% blue (141, 161, 97).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#8DA161 color codes

HEX	`#8DA161`
RGB	`rgb(141, 161, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 40%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -17.95, 31.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 35.83, 120.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.887, 32.015, 16.123)`
Decimal	`9281889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA161, 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 #8DA161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #8DA161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da161; }
.text { color: #8da161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 161 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da161, #6da161); }

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Questions

What color is #8DA161?: #8DA161 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA161?: The RGB value is 141, 161, 97: 141 red, 161 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA161?: The complementary color is #7561A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.