What color is #8DAF9E?

#8DAF9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DAF9E?

The RGB value is 141, 175, 158: 141 red, 175 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAF9E?

The complementary color is #AF8D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAF9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAF9E color

#8DAF9E rgb(141, 175, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DAF9E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 68.6% green and 62% blue (141, 175, 158).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#8DAF9E color codes

HEX	`#8DAF9E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 175, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 68.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -15.07, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 15.85, 161.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.484, 38.79, 38.117)`
Decimal	`9285534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAF9E, 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 #8DAF9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAF9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #8DAF9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8daf9e; }
.text { color: #8daf9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8daf9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 175 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8daf9e, #8dafaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8DAF9E?: #8DAF9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DAF9E?: The RGB value is 141, 175, 158: 141 red, 175 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAF9E?: The complementary color is #AF8D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAF9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.