What color is #8EACA3?

#8EACA3 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 #8EACA3?

The RGB value is 142, 172, 163: 142 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EACA3?

The complementary color is #AC8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EACA3 color

#8EACA3 rgb(142, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8EACA3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (142, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#8EACA3 color codes

HEX	`#8EACA3`
RGB	`rgb(142, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, -12.14, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 12.2, 174.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.517, 37.899, 40.245)`
Decimal	`9350307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EACA3, 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 #8EACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #8EACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaca3; }
.text { color: #8eaca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaca3, #8ea6ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EACA3?: #8EACA3 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 #8EACA3?: The RGB value is 142, 172, 163: 142 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EACA3?: The complementary color is #AC8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.