What color is #8DA89D?

#8DA89D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DA89D?

The RGB value is 141, 168, 157: 141 red, 168 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA89D?

The complementary color is #A88D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA89D color

#8DA89D rgb(141, 168, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DA89D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 65.9% green and 61.6% blue (141, 168, 157).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#8DA89D color codes

HEX	`#8DA89D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 168, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 65.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -11.59, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 11.87, 167.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.071, 36.102, 37.223)`
Decimal	`9283741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA89D, 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 #8DA89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #8DA89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da89d; }
.text { color: #8da89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 168 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da89d, #8da6a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DA89D?: #8DA89D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DA89D?: The RGB value is 141, 168, 157: 141 red, 168 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA89D?: The complementary color is #A88D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.