What color is #8EA576?

#8EA576 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA576?

The RGB value is 142, 165, 118: 142 red, 165 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA576?

The complementary color is #8D76A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA576 color

#8EA576 rgb(142, 165, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA576 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.7% green and 46.3% blue (142, 165, 118).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#8EA576 color codes

HEX	`#8EA576`
RGB	`rgb(142, 165, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -16.65, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 27.43, 127.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.88, 33.969, 22.224)`
Decimal	`9348470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA576, 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 #8EA576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #8EA576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea576; }
.text { color: #8ea576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 165 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea576, #77a576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA576?: #8EA576 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA576?: The RGB value is 142, 165, 118: 142 red, 165 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA576?: The complementary color is #8D76A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.