What color is #8EA09E?

#8EA09E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA09E?

The RGB value is 142, 160, 158: 142 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA09E?

The complementary color is #A08E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA09E color

#8EA09E rgb(142, 160, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA09E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (142, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8EA09E color codes

HEX	`#8EA09E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -6.74, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 6.83, 189.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.896, 33.36, 37.205)`
Decimal	`9347230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA09E, 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 #8EA09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8EA09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea09e; }
.text { color: #8ea09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea09e, #8e99a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8EA09E?: #8EA09E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA09E?: The RGB value is 142, 160, 158: 142 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA09E?: The complementary color is #A08E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.