What color is #8EA888?

#8EA888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA888?

The RGB value is 142, 168, 136: 142 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA888?

The complementary color is #A288A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA888?

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.

#8EA888 color

#8EA888 rgb(142, 168, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA888 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.9% green and 53.3% blue (142, 168, 136).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#8EA888 color codes

HEX	`#8EA888`
RGB	`rgb(142, 168, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -15.23, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 20.41, 138.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.601, 35.533, 28.587)`
Decimal	`9349256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA888, 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 #8EA888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA888 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 #8EA888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea888; }
.text { color: #8ea888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 168 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea888, #88a892); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EA888?: #8EA888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA888?: The RGB value is 142, 168, 136: 142 red, 168 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA888?: The complementary color is #A288A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA888?: 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.