What color is #8EA577?

#8EA577 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 #8EA577?

The RGB value is 142, 165, 119: 142 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA577?

The complementary color is #8E77A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA577 color

#8EA577 rgb(142, 165, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA577 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.7% green and 46.7% blue (142, 165, 119).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 20% saturation and 56% 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#8EA577 color codes

HEX	`#8EA577`
RGB	`rgb(142, 165, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -16.5, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 26.92, 127.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.94, 33.993, 22.538)`
Decimal	`9348471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA577, 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 #8EA577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #8EA577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea577; }
.text { color: #8ea577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 165 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea577, #77a577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA577?: #8EA577 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 #8EA577?: The RGB value is 142, 165, 119: 142 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA577?: The complementary color is #8E77A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.