What color is #8DA695?

#8DA695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA695?

The RGB value is 141, 166, 149: 141 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA695?

The complementary color is #A68D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA695 color

#8DA695 rgb(141, 166, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DA695 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (141, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#8DA695 color codes

HEX	`#8DA695`
RGB	`rgb(141, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, -12.12, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 13.48, 154.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.044, 35.104, 33.621)`
Decimal	`9283221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA695, 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 #8DA695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #8DA695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da695; }
.text { color: #8da695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da695, #8da6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA695?: #8DA695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA695?: The RGB value is 141, 166, 149: 141 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA695?: The complementary color is #A68D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.