What color is #8E9F85?

#8E9F85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9F85?

The RGB value is 142, 159, 133: 142 red, 159 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9F85?

The complementary color is #96859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9F85 color

#8E9F85 rgb(142, 159, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E9F85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.4% green and 52.2% blue (142, 159, 133).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#8E9F85 color codes

HEX	`#8E9F85`
RGB	`rgb(142, 159, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -11, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 15.97, 133.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.786, 32.24, 26.945)`
Decimal	`9346949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9F85, 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 #8E9F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #8E9F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9f85; }
.text { color: #8e9f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 159 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9f85, #859f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9F85?: #8E9F85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9F85?: The RGB value is 142, 159, 133: 142 red, 159 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9F85?: The complementary color is #96859F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.