What color is #8EA98A?

#8EA98A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA98A?

The RGB value is 142, 169, 138: 142 red, 169 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA98A?

The complementary color is #A58AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA98A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA98A color

#8EA98A rgb(142, 169, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EA98A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.3% green and 54.1% blue (142, 169, 138).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#8EA98A color codes

HEX	`#8EA98A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 169, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, -15.39, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 20.12, 139.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.93, 35.961, 29.404)`
Decimal	`9349514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA98A, 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 #8EA98A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA98A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #8EA98A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea98a; }
.text { color: #8ea98a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea98a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 169 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea98a, #8aa995); }

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Questions

What color is #8EA98A?: #8EA98A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA98A?: The RGB value is 142, 169, 138: 142 red, 169 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA98A?: The complementary color is #A58AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA98A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.