What color is #8EB398?

#8EB398 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB398?

The RGB value is 142, 179, 152: 142 red, 179 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB398?

The complementary color is #B38EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB398 color

#8EB398 rgb(142, 179, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB398 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 70.2% green and 59.6% blue (142, 179, 152).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#8EB398 color codes

HEX	`#8EB398`
RGB	`rgb(142, 179, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 70.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.65, -17.98, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.65, 20.44, 151.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.941, 40.257, 35.734)`
Decimal	`9352088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB398, 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 #8EB398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #8EB398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb398; }
.text { color: #8eb398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 179 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb398, #8eb3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8EB398?: #8EB398 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB398?: The RGB value is 142, 179, 152: 142 red, 179 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB398?: The complementary color is #B38EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.