What color is #8EB671?

#8EB671 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB671?

The RGB value is 142, 182, 113: 142 red, 182 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB671?

The complementary color is #9971B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB671 color

#8EB671 rgb(142, 182, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB671 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 71.4% green and 44.3% blue (142, 182, 113).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 32% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#8EB671 color codes

HEX	`#8EB671`
RGB	`rgb(142, 182, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 71.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 32%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, -25.95, 30.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 40.32, 130.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.863, 40.398, 21.791)`
Decimal	`9352817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB671, 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 #8EB671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #8EB671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb671; }
.text { color: #8eb671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 182 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb671, #71b677); }

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Questions

What color is #8EB671?: #8EB671 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB671?: The RGB value is 142, 182, 113: 142 red, 182 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB671?: The complementary color is #9971B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.