What color is #8DA180?

#8DA180 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA180?

The RGB value is 141, 161, 128: 141 red, 161 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA180?

The complementary color is #9480A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA180 color

#8DA180 rgb(141, 161, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA180 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.1% green and 50.2% blue (141, 161, 128).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#8DA180 color codes

HEX	`#8DA180`
RGB	`rgb(141, 161, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, -13.31, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 19.97, 131.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.625, 32.711, 25.276)`
Decimal	`9281920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA180, 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 #8DA180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #8DA180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da180; }
.text { color: #8da180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 161 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da180, #80a184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA180?: #8DA180 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA180?: The RGB value is 141, 161, 128: 141 red, 161 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA180?: The complementary color is #9480A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.