What color is #8DA689?

#8DA689 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA689?

The RGB value is 141, 166, 137: 141 red, 166 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA689?

The complementary color is #A289A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA689 color

#8DA689 rgb(141, 166, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA689 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.1% green and 53.7% blue (141, 166, 137).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#8DA689 color codes

HEX	`#8DA689`
RGB	`rgb(141, 166, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -14.36, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 18.82, 139.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.135, 34.741, 28.833)`
Decimal	`9283209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA689, 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 #8DA689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #8DA689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da689; }
.text { color: #8da689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 166 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da689, #89a693); }

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Questions

What color is #8DA689?: #8DA689 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA689?: The RGB value is 141, 166, 137: 141 red, 166 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA689?: The complementary color is #A289A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.