What color is #8EA27C?

#8EA27C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA27C?

The RGB value is 142, 162, 124: 142 red, 162 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA27C?

The complementary color is #907CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA27C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA27C color

#8EA27C rgb(142, 162, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA27C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.5% green and 48.6% blue (142, 162, 124).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#8EA27C color codes

HEX	`#8EA27C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 162, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, -14.13, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 22.48, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.713, 33.046, 23.983)`
Decimal	`9347708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA27C, 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 #8EA27C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA27C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #8EA27C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea27c; }
.text { color: #8ea27c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea27c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 162 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea27c, #7ca27d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EA27C?: #8EA27C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA27C?: The RGB value is 142, 162, 124: 142 red, 162 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA27C?: The complementary color is #907CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA27C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.