What color is #8EB6AD?

#8EB6AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB6AD?

The RGB value is 142, 182, 173: 142 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB6AD?

The complementary color is #B68E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB6AD color

#8EB6AD rgb(142, 182, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB6AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (142, 182, 173).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#8EB6AD color codes

HEX	`#8EB6AD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -15.28, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 15.28, 179.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.424, 42.223, 45.81)`
Decimal	`9352877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB6AD, 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 #8EB6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #8EB6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb6ad; }
.text { color: #8eb6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb6ad, #8eabb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EB6AD?: #8EB6AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB6AD?: The RGB value is 142, 182, 173: 142 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB6AD?: The complementary color is #B68E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.