What color is #8DB7A7?

#8DB7A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB7A7?

The RGB value is 141, 183, 167: 141 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB7A7?

The complementary color is #B78D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB7A7 color

#8DB7A7 rgb(141, 183, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB7A7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 71.8% green and 65.5% blue (141, 183, 167).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#8DB7A7 color codes

HEX	`#8DB7A7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 183, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 71.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, -17.38, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 17.74, 168.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.891, 42.318, 42.882)`
Decimal	`9287591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB7A7, 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 #8DB7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #8DB7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db7a7; }
.text { color: #8db7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 183 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db7a7, #8db2b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8DB7A7?: #8DB7A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB7A7?: The RGB value is 141, 183, 167: 141 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB7A7?: The complementary color is #B78D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.