What color is #8EA7A4?

#8EA7A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA7A4?

The RGB value is 142, 167, 164: 142 red, 167 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA7A4?

The complementary color is #A78E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA7A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA7A4 color

#8EA7A4 rgb(142, 167, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA7A4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.5% green and 64.3% blue (142, 167, 164).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#8EA7A4 color codes

HEX	`#8EA7A4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 167, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -9.27, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 9.36, 188.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.673, 36.068, 40.408)`
Decimal	`9349028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA7A4, 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 #8EA7A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA7A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #8EA7A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea7a4; }
.text { color: #8ea7a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea7a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 167 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea7a4, #8e9ea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8EA7A4?: #8EA7A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA7A4?: The RGB value is 142, 167, 164: 142 red, 167 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA7A4?: The complementary color is #A78E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA7A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.