What color is #8E987F?

#8E987F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E987F?

The RGB value is 142, 152, 127: 142 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E987F?

The complementary color is #897F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E987F color

#8E987F rgb(142, 152, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E987F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (142, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#8E987F color codes

HEX	`#8E987F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, -8.28, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 14.55, 124.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.214, 29.74, 24.434)`
Decimal	`9345151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E987F, 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 #8E987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8E987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e987f; }
.text { color: #8e987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e987f, #82987f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8E987F?: #8E987F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E987F?: The RGB value is 142, 152, 127: 142 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E987F?: The complementary color is #897F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.