#8cb19e Color Information

#8cb19e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #8cb19e. In RGB, it consists of 54.9% Red, 69.4% Green, and 62.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10.7% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 149.2°, with saturation of 19.2% and lightness of 62.2%. The decimal value for #8cb19e is 9220510, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #8cb19e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#8cb19e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color140, 177, 158 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color54.9%, 69.4%, 62.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.451, 0.306, 0.380 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.209, 0, 0.107, 0.306 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color149.2°, 19.2%, 62.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color149.2°, 20.9%, 69.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.709, 39.488, 38.246 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color140, 165, 177 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9220510 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.104, -16.441, 5.616 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.104, 17.373, 161.140 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.104, -18.848, 10.848 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.840, -17.058, 7.903 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.296, 0.358, 39.488 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287410590 / 0xff8cb19e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: November 6, 2024

Shades of #8cb19e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #8cb19e, its pure hue is 149.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.2%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #8cb19e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #121614 to #7b9b8a.

Tints of #8cb19e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #8cb19e, its pure hue is 149.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.2%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #8cb19e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9abbaa to #f1f5f3.

Tones of #8cb19e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #8cb19e, its pure hue is 149.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #8cb19e, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3eff9c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #8cb19e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #8cb19e! For #8cb19e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #8cb19e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #8cb19e

This color, #8cb19e, consists of 54.9% Red, 69.4% Green, and 62.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 140, Green = 177, Blue = 158. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #8cb19e is 20.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10.7% Yellow, and 30.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R54.9%
C20.9%
G69.4%
M0.0%
B62.0%
Y10.7%
K30.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 140 177 158
Octal 214 261 236
Hexa #8c #b1 #9e
Binary 10001100 10110001 10011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 0 10 30
Octal 24 0 12 36
Hexa #14 #00 #0a #1e
Binary 00010100 00000000 00001010 00011110

Analogous Colors of #8cb19e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #8cb19e — which has hue 149.2° — its analogous colors are located at 119.2° and 179.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8cb19e.

Triadic Colors of #8cb19e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #8cb19e — which has hue 149.2° — its triadic colors are located at 29.2° and 269.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8cb19e.

Complementary Color of #8cb19e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #8cb19e — which has hue 149.2° — its complementary color is located at 329.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8cb19e.

Split Complementary Colors of #8cb19e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #8cb19e — which has hue 149.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 149.2° and 359.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8cb19e.

Tetradic Colors of #8cb19e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #8cb19e — which has hue 149.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 59.2°, 149.2°, 239.2°, and 329.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8cb19e.

Monochromatic Colors of #8cb19e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #8cb19e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #64796e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c1ddce (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #8cb19e

We want to make getting started with #8cb19e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #8cb19e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #8cb19e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #8cb19e with other HTML elements.

#8cb19e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #8cb19e.
<span style="color: #8cb19e;">The color of this text is #8cb19e.</span>

#8cb19e Background Color

The background color for this text is #8cb19e.
<div style="background-color: #8cb19e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #8cb19e.</div>

#8cb19e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #8cb19e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #8cb19e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #8cb19e.</span>

#8cb19e Border Color

This is a div with border color #8cb19e.
<div style="border: #8cb19e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #8cb19e.</div>

#8cb19e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #8cb19e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8cb19e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8cb19e on a white background.</div></div>

#8cb19e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #8cb19e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8cb19e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8cb19e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #8cb19e to White

This is a gradient from #8cb19e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8cb19e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8cb19e to white.</div>

Gradient from #8cb19e to Black

This is a gradient from #8cb19e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8cb19e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8cb19e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8cb19e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #8cb19e

In addition to using #8cb19e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #8cb19e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #8cb19e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 140, Green = 177, Blue = 158). If you need details about the color coordinates of #8cb19e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #8cb19e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(140, 177, 158)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #8cb19e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #8cb19e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #8cb19e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(140, 177, 158);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#8cb19e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:140, green:177, blue:158, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:140 green:177 blue:158 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(140f, 177f, 158f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(140, 177, 158);
 

#8cb19e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #8cb19e the same way. For those with color blindness, #8cb19e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #8cb19e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #8cb19e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #8cb19e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #8cb19e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #8cb19e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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