What color is #8EB476?

#8EB476 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB476?

The RGB value is 142, 180, 118: 142 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB476?

The complementary color is #9C76B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB476 color

#8EB476 rgb(142, 180, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB476 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 70.6% green and 46.3% blue (142, 180, 118).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#8EB476 color codes

HEX	`#8EB476`
RGB	`rgb(142, 180, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 70.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -24.25, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 36.72, 131.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.746, 39.701, 23.179)`
Decimal	`9352310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB476, 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 #8EB476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #8EB476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb476; }
.text { color: #8eb476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 180 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb476, #76b47d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #8EB476?: #8EB476 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB476?: The RGB value is 142, 180, 118: 142 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB476?: The complementary color is #9C76B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.