What color is #8EA599?

#8EA599 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA599?

The RGB value is 142, 165, 153: 142 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA599?

The complementary color is #A58E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA599 color

#8EA599 rgb(142, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA599 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (142, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#8EA599 color codes

HEX	`#8EA599`
RGB	`rgb(142, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, -10.45, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 11.03, 161.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.359, 34.96, 35.279)`
Decimal	`9348505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA599, 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 #8EA599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #8EA599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea599; }
.text { color: #8ea599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea599, #8ea5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EA599?: #8EA599 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA599?: The RGB value is 142, 165, 153: 142 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA599?: The complementary color is #A58E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.