What color is #8DA296?

#8DA296 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA296?

The RGB value is 141, 162, 150: 141 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA296?

The complementary color is #A28D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA296 color

#8DA296 rgb(141, 162, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA296 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.5% green and 58.8% blue (141, 162, 150).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#8DA296 color codes

HEX	`#8DA296`
RGB	`rgb(141, 162, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, -9.78, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 10.48, 158.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.409, 33.705, 33.805)`
Decimal	`9282198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA296, 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 #8DA296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #8DA296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da296; }
.text { color: #8da296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 162 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da296, #8da2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DA296?: #8DA296 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA296?: The RGB value is 141, 162, 150: 141 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA296?: The complementary color is #A28D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.