What color is #8DA68E?

#8DA68E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA68E?

The RGB value is 141, 166, 142: 141 red, 166 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA68E?

The complementary color is #A68DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA68E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA68E color

#8DA68E rgb(141, 166, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA68E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.1% green and 55.7% blue (141, 166, 142).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#8DA68E color codes

HEX	`#8DA68E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 166, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, -13.45, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 16.5, 144.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.502, 34.888, 30.766)`
Decimal	`9283214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA68E, 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 #8DA68E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA68E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #8DA68E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da68e; }
.text { color: #8da68e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da68e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 166 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da68e, #8da69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA68E?: #8DA68E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA68E?: The RGB value is 141, 166, 142: 141 red, 166 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA68E?: The complementary color is #A68DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA68E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.