What color is #8EA296?

#8EA296 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA296?

The RGB value is 142, 162, 150: 142 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA296?

The complementary color is #A28E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA296 color

#8EA296 rgb(142, 162, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA296 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.5% green and 58.8% blue (142, 162, 150).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#8EA296 color codes

HEX	`#8EA296`
RGB	`rgb(142, 162, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 63.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, -9.43, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 10.2, 157.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.579, 33.793, 33.813)`
Decimal	`9347734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA296, 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 #8EA296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #8EA296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea296; }
.text { color: #8ea296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 162 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea296, #8ea2a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8EA296?: #8EA296 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA296?: The RGB value is 142, 162, 150: 142 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA296?: The complementary color is #A28E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.