What color is #8EAA89?

#8EAA89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAA89?

The RGB value is 142, 170, 137: 142 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAA89?

The complementary color is #A589AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAA89 color

#8EAA89 rgb(142, 170, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAA89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (142, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#8EAA89 color codes

HEX	`#8EAA89`
RGB	`rgb(142, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.75, -16.09, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.75, 21.25, 139.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.044, 36.306, 29.087)`
Decimal	`9349769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAA89, 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 #8EAA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #8EAA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaa89; }
.text { color: #8eaa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaa89, #89aa94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EAA89?: #8EAA89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAA89?: The RGB value is 142, 170, 137: 142 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAA89?: The complementary color is #A589AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.