What color is #8DA388?

#8DA388 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA388?

The RGB value is 141, 163, 136: 141 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA388?

The complementary color is #9E88A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA388 color

#8DA388 rgb(141, 163, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA388 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.9% green and 53.3% blue (141, 163, 136).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 13% saturation and 59% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#8DA388 color codes

HEX	`#8DA388`
RGB	`rgb(141, 163, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -12.96, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 17.32, 138.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.525, 33.634, 28.277)`
Decimal	`9282440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA388, 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 #8DA388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #8DA388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da388; }
.text { color: #8da388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 163 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da388, #88a390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA388?: #8DA388 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA388?: The RGB value is 141, 163, 136: 141 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA388?: The complementary color is #9E88A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.