What color is #8DA669?

#8DA669 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA669?

The RGB value is 141, 166, 105: 141 red, 166 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA669?

The complementary color is #8269A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA669?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA669 color

#8DA669 rgb(141, 166, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA669 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.1% green and 41.2% blue (141, 166, 105).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#8DA669 color codes

HEX	`#8DA669`
RGB	`rgb(141, 166, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -19.45, 28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 34.74, 124.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.17, 33.955, 18.484)`
Decimal	`9283177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA669, 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 #8DA669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #8DA669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da669; }
.text { color: #8da669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 166 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da669, #6fa669); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8DA669?: #8DA669 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA669?: The RGB value is 141, 166, 105: 141 red, 166 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA669?: The complementary color is #8269A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA669?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.