What color is #8DAC96?

#8DAC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DAC96?

The RGB value is 141, 172, 150: 141 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAC96?

The complementary color is #AC8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAC96 color

#8DAC96 rgb(141, 172, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DAC96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.5% green and 58.8% blue (141, 172, 150).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#8DAC96 color codes

HEX	`#8DAC96`
RGB	`rgb(141, 172, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -15.08, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 16.99, 152.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.241, 37.369, 34.415)`
Decimal	`9284758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAC96, 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 #8DAC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #8DAC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dac96; }
.text { color: #8dac96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dac96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 172 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dac96, #8daca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DAC96?: #8DAC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DAC96?: The RGB value is 141, 172, 150: 141 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAC96?: The complementary color is #AC8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.