What color is #8EA78D?

#8EA78D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA78D?

The RGB value is 142, 167, 141: 142 red, 167 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA78D?

The complementary color is #A68DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA78D color

#8EA78D rgb(142, 167, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA78D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.5% green and 55.3% blue (142, 167, 141).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#8EA78D color codes

HEX	`#8EA78D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 167, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, -13.8, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 17.4, 142.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.781, 35.311, 30.441)`
Decimal	`9349005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA78D, 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 #8EA78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #8EA78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea78d; }
.text { color: #8ea78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 167 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea78d, #8da799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA78D?: #8EA78D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA78D?: The RGB value is 142, 167, 141: 142 red, 167 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA78D?: The complementary color is #A68DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.