What color is #8DB495?

#8DB495 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB495?

The RGB value is 141, 180, 149: 141 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB495?

The complementary color is #B48DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB495 color

#8DB495 rgb(141, 180, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB495 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 70.6% green and 58.4% blue (141, 180, 149).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#8DB495 color codes

HEX	`#8DB495`
RGB	`rgb(141, 180, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 70.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, -19.4, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 22.59, 149.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.729, 40.474, 34.516)`
Decimal	`9286805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB495, 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 #8DB495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #8DB495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db495; }
.text { color: #8db495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 180 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db495, #8db4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #8DB495?: #8DB495 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB495?: The RGB value is 141, 180, 149: 141 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB495?: The complementary color is #B48DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.