What color is #8EA185?

#8EA185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA185?

The RGB value is 142, 161, 133: 142 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA185?

The complementary color is #9885A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA185 color

#8EA185 rgb(142, 161, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA185 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.1% green and 52.2% blue (142, 161, 133).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#8EA185 color codes

HEX	`#8EA185`
RGB	`rgb(142, 161, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, -12.07, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 17.28, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.133, 32.934, 27.06)`
Decimal	`9347461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA185, 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 #8EA185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #8EA185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea185; }
.text { color: #8ea185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 161 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea185, #85a18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA185?: #8EA185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA185?: The RGB value is 142, 161, 133: 142 red, 161 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA185?: The complementary color is #9885A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.