What color is #8DA387?

#8DA387 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA387?

The RGB value is 141, 163, 135: 141 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA387?

The complementary color is #9D87A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA387 color

#8DA387 rgb(141, 163, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA387 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.9% green and 52.9% blue (141, 163, 135).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#8DA387 color codes

HEX	`#8DA387`
RGB	`rgb(141, 163, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.65, -13.14, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.65, 17.8, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.454, 33.606, 27.904)`
Decimal	`9282439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA387, 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 #8DA387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #8DA387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da387; }
.text { color: #8da387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 163 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da387, #87a38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA387?: #8DA387 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA387?: The RGB value is 141, 163, 135: 141 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA387?: The complementary color is #9D87A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.