What color is #8DA49C?

#8DA49C 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 #8DA49C?

The RGB value is 141, 164, 156: 141 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA49C?

The complementary color is #A48D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA49C color

#8DA49C rgb(141, 164, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA49C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 64.3% green and 61.2% blue (141, 164, 156).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 7.92:1).

#8DA49C color codes

HEX	`#8DA49C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 164, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 64.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -9.65, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 9.76, 171.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.259, 34.613, 36.533)`
Decimal	`9282716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA49C, 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 #8DA49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #8DA49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da49c; }
.text { color: #8da49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 164 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da49c, #8da1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DA49C?: #8DA49C 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 #8DA49C?: The RGB value is 141, 164, 156: 141 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA49C?: The complementary color is #A48D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.