What color is #8DAFAA?

#8DAFAA 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 #8DAFAA?

The RGB value is 141, 175, 170: 141 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAFAA?

The complementary color is #AF8D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAFAA color

#8DAFAA rgb(141, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (141, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#8DAFAA color codes

HEX	`#8DAFAA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, -12.58, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 12.64, 185.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.568, 39.224, 43.825)`
Decimal	`9285546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAFAA, 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 #8DAFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #8DAFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dafaa; }
.text { color: #8dafaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dafaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dafaa, #8da3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DAFAA?: #8DAFAA 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 #8DAFAA?: The RGB value is 141, 175, 170: 141 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAFAA?: The complementary color is #AF8D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.