What color is #8EB69C?

#8EB69C 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 #8EB69C?

The RGB value is 142, 182, 156: 142 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB69C?

The complementary color is #B68EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB69C color

#8EB69C rgb(142, 182, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB69C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 71.4% green and 61.2% blue (142, 182, 156).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#8EB69C color codes

HEX	`#8EB69C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 182, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 71.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, -18.74, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 20.74, 154.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.882, 41.606, 37.692)`
Decimal	`9352860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB69C, 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 #8EB69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #8EB69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb69c; }
.text { color: #8eb69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 182 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb69c, #8eb6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8EB69C?: #8EB69C 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 #8EB69C?: The RGB value is 142, 182, 156: 142 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB69C?: The complementary color is #B68EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.