What color is #8EB972?

#8EB972 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB972?

The RGB value is 142, 185, 114: 142 red, 185 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB972?

The complementary color is #9D72B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB972 color

#8EB972 rgb(142, 185, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB972 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.5% green and 44.7% blue (142, 185, 114).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#8EB972 color codes

HEX	`#8EB972`
RGB	`rgb(142, 185, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -27.28, 31.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 41.66, 130.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.541, 41.663, 22.296)`
Decimal	`9353586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB972, 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 #8EB972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #8EB972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb972; }
.text { color: #8eb972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 185 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb972, #72b97a); }

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Questions

What color is #8EB972?: #8EB972 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB972?: The RGB value is 142, 185, 114: 142 red, 185 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB972?: The complementary color is #9D72B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.