What color is #8EAE78?

#8EAE78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAE78?

The RGB value is 142, 174, 120: 142 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAE78?

The complementary color is #9878AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAE78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAE78 color

#8EAE78 rgb(142, 174, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAE78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.2% green and 47.1% blue (142, 174, 120).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#8EAE78 color codes

HEX	`#8EAE78`
RGB	`rgb(142, 174, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -20.95, 24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 32.04, 130.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.681, 37.378, 23.417)`
Decimal	`9350776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAE78, 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 #8EAE78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAE78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #8EAE78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eae78; }
.text { color: #8eae78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eae78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 174 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eae78, #78ae7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EAE78?: #8EAE78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAE78?: The RGB value is 142, 174, 120: 142 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAE78?: The complementary color is #9878AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAE78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.