What color is #8EB7A2?

#8EB7A2 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 #8EB7A2?

The RGB value is 142, 183, 162: 142 red, 183 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB7A2?

The complementary color is #B78EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB7A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB7A2 color

#8EB7A2 rgb(142, 183, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB7A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 71.8% green and 63.5% blue (142, 183, 162).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#8EB7A2 color codes

HEX	`#8EB7A2`
RGB	`rgb(142, 183, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 71.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, -18.07, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 19.11, 161.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.609, 42.225, 40.502)`
Decimal	`9353122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB7A2, 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 #8EB7A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB7A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #8EB7A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb7a2; }
.text { color: #8eb7a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb7a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 183 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb7a2, #8eb7b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8EB7A2?: #8EB7A2 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 #8EB7A2?: The RGB value is 142, 183, 162: 142 red, 183 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB7A2?: The complementary color is #B78EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB7A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.