What color is #8EA098?

#8EA098 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 #8EA098?

The RGB value is 142, 160, 152: 142 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA098?

The complementary color is #A08E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA098 color

#8EA098 rgb(142, 160, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA098 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 59.6% blue (142, 160, 152).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#8EA098 color codes

HEX	`#8EA098`
RGB	`rgb(142, 160, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.29, -7.96, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.29, 8.21, 165.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.392, 33.159, 34.551)`
Decimal	`9347224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA098, 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 #8EA098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #8EA098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea098; }
.text { color: #8ea098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 160 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea098, #8e9fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8EA098?: #8EA098 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 #8EA098?: The RGB value is 142, 160, 152: 142 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA098?: The complementary color is #A08E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.