What color is #8EB278?

#8EB278 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 #8EB278?

The RGB value is 142, 178, 120: 142 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB278?

The complementary color is #9C78B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB278 color

#8EB278 rgb(142, 178, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB278 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69.8% green and 47.1% blue (142, 178, 120).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#8EB278 color codes

HEX	`#8EB278`
RGB	`rgb(142, 178, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 33%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -22.96, 25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 34.53, 131.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.465, 38.947, 23.678)`
Decimal	`9351800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB278, 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 #8EB278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #8EB278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb278; }
.text { color: #8eb278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 178 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb278, #78b27f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #8EB278?: #8EB278 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 #8EB278?: The RGB value is 142, 178, 120: 142 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB278?: The complementary color is #9C78B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.