What color is #8EB2AE?

#8EB2AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB2AE?

The RGB value is 142, 178, 174: 142 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB2AE?

The complementary color is #B28E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB2AE color

#8EB2AE rgb(142, 178, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB2AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69.8% green and 68.2% blue (142, 178, 174).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#8EB2AE color codes

HEX	`#8EB2AE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 178, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, -12.98, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 13.12, 188.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.714, 40.646, 46.053)`
Decimal	`9351854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB2AE, 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 #8EB2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #8EB2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb2ae; }
.text { color: #8eb2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 178 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb2ae, #8ea4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EB2AE?: #8EB2AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB2AE?: The RGB value is 142, 178, 174: 142 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB2AE?: The complementary color is #B28E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.