What color is #8EA490?

#8EA490 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA490?

The RGB value is 142, 164, 144: 142 red, 164 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA490?

The complementary color is #A48EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA490 color

#8EA490 rgb(142, 164, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA490 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.3% green and 56.5% blue (142, 164, 144).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#8EA490 color codes

HEX	`#8EA490`
RGB	`rgb(142, 164, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -11.66, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 14.03, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.464, 34.315, 31.451)`
Decimal	`9348240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA490, 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 #8EA490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #8EA490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea490; }
.text { color: #8ea490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 164 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea490, #8ea49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA490?: #8EA490 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA490?: The RGB value is 142, 164, 144: 142 red, 164 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA490?: The complementary color is #A48EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.