What color is #8EA597?

#8EA597 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 #8EA597?

The RGB value is 142, 165, 151: 142 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA597?

The complementary color is #A58E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA597 color

#8EA597 rgb(142, 165, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA597 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (142, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#8EA597 color codes

HEX	`#8EA597`
RGB	`rgb(142, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, -10.84, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 11.77, 157.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.195, 34.895, 34.417)`
Decimal	`9348503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA597, 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 #8EA597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #8EA597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea597; }
.text { color: #8ea597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea597, #8ea5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA597?: #8EA597 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 #8EA597?: The RGB value is 142, 165, 151: 142 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA597?: The complementary color is #A58E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.