Information about #8AB3A7 color

#8AB3A7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8AB3A7 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 179, 167) — 54.1% red, 70.2% green, 65.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 5 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8AB3A7 is a softly toned minty spring green that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aqua Blue (#86ABA5) and Cascade (#8BA9A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 179, 167) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8AB3A7: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #8AB3A7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8AB3A7 color variations

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#8AB3A7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8AB3A7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AB3A7
  • RGB138, 179, 167
  • CMYK16, 0, 5, 30
  • CSSrgb(138, 179, 167)
  • HSL162°, 21%, 62%
  • HSL Precise162.439°, 21.244%, 62.157%
  • HSV162°, 23%, 70%
  • HSB162°, 23%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.702, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.702, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.702, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8AB3A7
  • DECIMAL ID9089959
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01