What color is #8EB08E?

#8EB08E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB08E?

The RGB value is 142, 176, 142: 142 red, 176 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB08E?

The complementary color is #B08EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB08E color

#8EB08E rgb(142, 176, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB08E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69% green and 55.7% blue (142, 176, 142).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#8EB08E color codes

HEX	`#8EB08E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 176, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, -18.3, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 22.84, 143.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.562, 38.754, 31.403)`
Decimal	`9351310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB08E, 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 #8EB08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #8EB08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb08e; }
.text { color: #8eb08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 176 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb08e, #8eb09f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EB08E?: #8EB08E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB08E?: The RGB value is 142, 176, 142: 142 red, 176 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB08E?: The complementary color is #B08EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.