What color is #8EB099?

#8EB099 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB099?

The RGB value is 142, 176, 153: 142 red, 176 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB099?

The complementary color is #B08EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB099 color

#8EB099 rgb(142, 176, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB099 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69% green and 60% blue (142, 176, 153).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#8EB099 color codes

HEX	`#8EB099`
RGB	`rgb(142, 176, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, -16.24, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 18.1, 153.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.429, 39.1, 35.969)`
Decimal	`9351321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB099, 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 #8EB099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #8EB099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb099; }
.text { color: #8eb099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 176 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb099, #8eb0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8EB099?: #8EB099 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB099?: The RGB value is 142, 176, 153: 142 red, 176 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB099?: The complementary color is #B08EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.