What color is #8EA087?

#8EA087 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 #8EA087?

The RGB value is 142, 160, 135: 142 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA087?

The complementary color is #9987A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA087 color

#8EA087 rgb(142, 160, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA087 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 52.9% blue (142, 160, 135).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#8EA087 color codes

HEX	`#8EA087`
RGB	`rgb(142, 160, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -11.18, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 15.63, 135.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.098, 32.641, 27.737)`
Decimal	`9347207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA087, 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 #8EA087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #8EA087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea087; }
.text { color: #8ea087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 160 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea087, #87a08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA087?: #8EA087 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 #8EA087?: The RGB value is 142, 160, 135: 142 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA087?: The complementary color is #9987A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.