What color is #8E9F9A?

#8E9F9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9F9A?

The RGB value is 142, 159, 154: 142 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9F9A?

The complementary color is #9F8E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9F9A color

#8E9F9A rgb(142, 159, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E9F9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.4% green and 60.4% blue (142, 159, 154).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#8E9F9A color codes

HEX	`#8E9F9A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 159, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -7.01, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 7.03, 175.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.385, 32.88, 35.364)`
Decimal	`9346970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9F9A, 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 #8E9F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #8E9F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9f9a; }
.text { color: #8e9f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 159 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9f9a, #8e9c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8E9F9A?: #8E9F9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9F9A?: The RGB value is 142, 159, 154: 142 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9F9A?: The complementary color is #9F8E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.