What color is #8EA899?

#8EA899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA899?

The RGB value is 142, 168, 153: 142 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA899?

The complementary color is #A88E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA899?

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.

#8EA899 color

#8EA899 rgb(142, 168, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EA899 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.9% green and 60% blue (142, 168, 153).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8EA899 color codes

HEX	`#8EA899`
RGB	`rgb(142, 168, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -12.04, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 12.95, 158.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.906, 36.055, 35.462)`
Decimal	`9349273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA899, 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 #8EA899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA899 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 #8EA899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea899; }
.text { color: #8ea899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 168 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea899, #8ea8a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EA899?: #8EA899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA899?: The RGB value is 142, 168, 153: 142 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA899?: The complementary color is #A88E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA899?: 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.