What color is #8E9D8A?

#8E9D8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9D8A?

The RGB value is 142, 157, 138: 142 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9D8A?

The complementary color is #998A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9D8A color

#8E9D8A rgb(142, 157, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9D8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.6% green and 54.1% blue (142, 157, 138).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#8E9D8A color codes

HEX	`#8E9D8A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 157, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -9.03, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 12.16, 137.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.799, 31.699, 28.694)`
Decimal	`9346442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9D8A, 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 #8E9D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #8E9D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9d8a; }
.text { color: #8e9d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 157 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9d8a, #8a9d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9D8A?: #8E9D8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9D8A?: The RGB value is 142, 157, 138: 142 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9D8A?: The complementary color is #998A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.