What color is #8DACA2?

#8DACA2 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 #8DACA2?

The RGB value is 141, 172, 162: 141 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DACA2?

The complementary color is #AC8D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DACA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DACA2 color

#8DACA2 rgb(141, 172, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DACA2 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.5% green and 63.5% blue (141, 172, 162).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#8DACA2 color codes

HEX	`#8DACA2`
RGB	`rgb(141, 172, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, -12.68, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 12.78, 172.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.257, 37.775, 39.767)`
Decimal	`9284770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DACA2, 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 #8DACA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DACA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #8DACA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8daca2; }
.text { color: #8daca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8daca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 172 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8daca2, #8da7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DACA2?: #8DACA2 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 #8DACA2?: The RGB value is 141, 172, 162: 141 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DACA2?: The complementary color is #AC8D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DACA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.