What color is #8EA69F?

#8EA69F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA69F?

The RGB value is 142, 166, 159: 142 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA69F?

The complementary color is #A68E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA69F color

#8EA69F rgb(142, 166, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA69F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (142, 166, 159).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 8.11:1).

#8EA69F color codes

HEX	`#8EA69F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 166, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -9.77, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 9.8, 175.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.048, 35.526, 38.016)`
Decimal	`9348767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA69F, 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 #8EA69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #8EA69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea69f; }
.text { color: #8ea69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 166 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea69f, #8ea1a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8EA69F?: #8EA69F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA69F?: The RGB value is 142, 166, 159: 142 red, 166 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA69F?: The complementary color is #A68E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.