What color is #8EAD80?

#8EAD80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAD80?

The RGB value is 142, 173, 128: 142 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAD80?

The complementary color is #9F80AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAD80 color

#8EAD80 rgb(142, 173, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAD80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 67.8% green and 50.2% blue (142, 173, 128).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#8EAD80 color codes

HEX	`#8EAD80`
RGB	`rgb(142, 173, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 67.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -19.17, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 27.51, 134.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.994, 37.196, 26.017)`
Decimal	`9350528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAD80, 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 #8EAD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #8EAD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ead80; }
.text { color: #8ead80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ead80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 173 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ead80, #80ad89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EAD80?: #8EAD80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAD80?: The RGB value is 142, 173, 128: 142 red, 173 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAD80?: The complementary color is #9F80AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.