What color is #8DB49E?

#8DB49E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB49E?

The RGB value is 141, 180, 158: 141 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB49E?

The complementary color is #B48DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB49E color

#8DB49E rgb(141, 180, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB49E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 70.6% green and 62% blue (141, 180, 158).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#8DB49E color codes

HEX	`#8DB49E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 180, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 70.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -17.66, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 18.97, 158.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.476, 40.773, 38.447)`
Decimal	`9286814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB49E, 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 #8DB49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #8DB49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db49e; }
.text { color: #8db49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 180 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db49e, #8db4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8DB49E?: #8DB49E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB49E?: The RGB value is 141, 180, 158: 141 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB49E?: The complementary color is #B48DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.