What color is #8DA39A?

#8DA39A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA39A?

The RGB value is 141, 163, 154: 141 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA39A?

The complementary color is #A38D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA39A color

#8DA39A rgb(141, 163, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA39A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 63.9% green and 60.4% blue (141, 163, 154).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#8DA39A color codes

HEX	`#8DA39A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 163, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 63.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, -9.52, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 9.75, 167.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.913, 34.19, 35.589)`
Decimal	`9282458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA39A, 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 #8DA39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #8DA39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da39a; }
.text { color: #8da39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 163 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da39a, #8da1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DA39A?: #8DA39A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA39A?: The RGB value is 141, 163, 154: 141 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA39A?: The complementary color is #A38D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.