What color is #8DB9AD?

#8DB9AD 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 #8DB9AD?

The RGB value is 141, 185, 173: 141 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB9AD?

The complementary color is #B98D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB9AD color

#8DB9AD rgb(141, 185, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB9AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 72.5% green and 67.8% blue (141, 185, 173).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#8DB9AD color codes

HEX	`#8DB9AD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 185, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 72.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -17.15, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 17.2, 175.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.874, 43.376, 46.009)`
Decimal	`9288109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB9AD, 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 #8DB9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #8DB9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db9ad; }
.text { color: #8db9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 185 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db9ad, #8dafb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DB9AD?: #8DB9AD 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 #8DB9AD?: The RGB value is 141, 185, 173: 141 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB9AD?: The complementary color is #B98D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.