What color is #8EAA9E?

#8EAA9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAA9E?

The RGB value is 142, 170, 158: 142 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAA9E?

The complementary color is #AA8E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAA9E color

#8EAA9E rgb(142, 170, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EAA9E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (142, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#8EAA9E color codes

HEX	`#8EAA9E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -12.1, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 12.46, 166.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.7, 36.968, 37.806)`
Decimal	`9349790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAA9E, 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 #8EAA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #8EAA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaa9e; }
.text { color: #8eaa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaa9e, #8ea8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EAA9E?: #8EAA9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAA9E?: The RGB value is 142, 170, 158: 142 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAA9E?: The complementary color is #AA8E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.