What color is #8EAFA6?

#8EAFA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAFA6?

The RGB value is 142, 175, 166: 142 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAFA6?

The complementary color is #AF8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAFA6 color

#8EAFA6 rgb(142, 175, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAFA6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.6% green and 65.1% blue (142, 175, 166).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#8EAFA6 color codes

HEX	`#8EAFA6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 175, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, -13.1, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 13.13, 176.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.366, 39.163, 41.87)`
Decimal	`9351078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAFA6, 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 #8EAFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #8EAFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eafa6; }
.text { color: #8eafa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eafa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 175 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eafa6, #8ea8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EAFA6?: #8EAFA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAFA6?: The RGB value is 142, 175, 166: 142 red, 175 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAFA6?: The complementary color is #AF8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.