What color is #8DA275?

#8DA275 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA275?

The RGB value is 141, 162, 117: 141 red, 162 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA275?

The complementary color is #8A75A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA275 color

#8DA275 rgb(141, 162, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA275 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.5% green and 45.9% blue (141, 162, 117).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#8DA275 color codes

HEX	`#8DA275`
RGB	`rgb(141, 162, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -15.63, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 26.21, 126.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.115, 32.788, 21.726)`
Decimal	`9282165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA275, 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 #8DA275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #8DA275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da275; }
.text { color: #8da275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 162 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da275, #76a275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA275?: #8DA275 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA275?: The RGB value is 141, 162, 117: 141 red, 162 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA275?: The complementary color is #8A75A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.