What color is #8EBA92?

#8EBA92 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 #8EBA92?

The RGB value is 142, 186, 146: 142 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBA92?

The complementary color is #BA8EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBA92 color

#8EBA92 rgb(142, 186, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EBA92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.9% green and 57.3% blue (142, 186, 146).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#8EBA92 color codes

HEX	`#8EBA92`
RGB	`rgb(142, 186, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, -22.63, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 27.5, 145.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.901, 42.943, 33.691)`
Decimal	`9353874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBA92, 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 #8EBA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #8EBA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eba92; }
.text { color: #8eba92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eba92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 186 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eba92, #8ebaa8); }

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Questions

What color is #8EBA92?: #8EBA92 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 #8EBA92?: The RGB value is 142, 186, 146: 142 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBA92?: The complementary color is #BA8EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.