What color is #8EB495?

#8EB495 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB495?

The RGB value is 142, 180, 149: 142 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB495?

The complementary color is #B48EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB495 color

#8EB495 rgb(142, 180, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB495 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 70.6% green and 58.4% blue (142, 180, 149).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#8EB495 color codes

HEX	`#8EB495`
RGB	`rgb(142, 180, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 70.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -19.06, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 22.34, 148.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.9, 40.562, 34.524)`
Decimal	`9352341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB495, 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 #8EB495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #8EB495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb495; }
.text { color: #8eb495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 180 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb495, #8eb4a8); }

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Questions

What color is #8EB495?: #8EB495 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB495?: The RGB value is 142, 180, 149: 142 red, 180 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB495?: The complementary color is #B48EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.