What color is #8DB3A7?

#8DB3A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB3A7?

The RGB value is 141, 179, 167: 141 red, 179 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB3A7?

The complementary color is #B38D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB3A7 color

#8DB3A7 rgb(141, 179, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB3A7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 70.2% green and 65.5% blue (141, 179, 167).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#8DB3A7 color codes

HEX	`#8DB3A7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 179, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 70.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, -15.31, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 15.43, 172.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.078, 40.692, 42.611)`
Decimal	`9286567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB3A7, 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 #8DB3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #8DB3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db3a7; }
.text { color: #8db3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 179 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db3a7, #8dacb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DB3A7?: #8DB3A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB3A7?: The RGB value is 141, 179, 167: 141 red, 179 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB3A7?: The complementary color is #B38D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.