What color is #8DA697?

#8DA697 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA697?

The RGB value is 141, 166, 151: 141 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA697?

The complementary color is #A68D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA697 color

#8DA697 rgb(141, 166, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA697 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (141, 166, 151).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#8DA697 color codes

HEX	`#8DA697`
RGB	`rgb(141, 166, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -11.72, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 12.69, 157.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.205, 35.169, 34.469)`
Decimal	`9283223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA697, 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 #8DA697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #8DA697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da697; }
.text { color: #8da697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 166 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da697, #8da6a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DA697?: #8DA697 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA697?: The RGB value is 141, 166, 151: 141 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA697?: The complementary color is #A68D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.