What color is #8EA77D?

#8EA77D 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 #8EA77D?

The RGB value is 142, 167, 125: 142 red, 167 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA77D?

The complementary color is #967DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA77D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA77D color

#8EA77D rgb(142, 167, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA77D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.5% green and 49% blue (142, 167, 125).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#8EA77D color codes

HEX	`#8EA77D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 167, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -16.58, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 25.16, 131.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.675, 34.868, 24.618)`
Decimal	`9348989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA77D, 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 #8EA77D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA77D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #8EA77D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea77d; }
.text { color: #8ea77d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea77d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 167 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea77d, #7da781); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EA77D?: #8EA77D 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 #8EA77D?: The RGB value is 142, 167, 125: 142 red, 167 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA77D?: The complementary color is #967DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA77D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.