What color is #8EB195?

#8EB195 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 #8EB195?

The RGB value is 142, 177, 149: 142 red, 177 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB195?

The complementary color is #B18EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB195 color

#8EB195 rgb(142, 177, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB195 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69.4% green and 58.4% blue (142, 177, 149).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#8EB195 color codes

HEX	`#8EB195`
RGB	`rgb(142, 177, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -17.52, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 20.4, 149.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.301, 39.364, 34.324)`
Decimal	`9351573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB195, 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 #8EB195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #8EB195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb195; }
.text { color: #8eb195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 177 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb195, #8eb1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8EB195?: #8EB195 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 #8EB195?: The RGB value is 142, 177, 149: 142 red, 177 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB195?: The complementary color is #B18EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.