What color is #8EB992?

#8EB992 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB992?

The RGB value is 142, 185, 146: 142 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB992?

The complementary color is #B98EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB992 color

#8EB992 rgb(142, 185, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EB992 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.5% green and 57.3% blue (142, 185, 146).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#8EB992 color codes

HEX	`#8EB992`
RGB	`rgb(142, 185, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -22.13, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 26.86, 145.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.691, 42.523, 33.621)`
Decimal	`9353618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB992, 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 #8EB992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #8EB992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb992; }
.text { color: #8eb992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 185 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb992, #8eb9a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EB992?: #8EB992 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB992?: The RGB value is 142, 185, 146: 142 red, 185 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB992?: The complementary color is #B98EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.