What color is #8DAD9A?

#8DAD9A is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DAD9A?

The RGB value is 141, 173, 154: 141 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAD9A?

The complementary color is #AD8DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAD9A color

#8DAD9A rgb(141, 173, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DAD9A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.8% green and 60.4% blue (141, 173, 154).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#8DAD9A color codes

HEX	`#8DAD9A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 173, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -14.82, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 16.05, 157.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.759, 37.882, 36.204)`
Decimal	`9285018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAD9A, 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 #8DAD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #8DAD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dad9a; }
.text { color: #8dad9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dad9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 173 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dad9a, #8dadaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DAD9A?: #8DAD9A is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DAD9A?: The RGB value is 141, 173, 154: 141 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAD9A?: The complementary color is #AD8DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.