What color is #8EBBA9?

#8EBBA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBBA9?

The RGB value is 142, 187, 169: 142 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBBA9?

The complementary color is #BB8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBBA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBBA9 color

#8EBBA9 rgb(142, 187, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EBBA9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 73.3% green and 66.3% blue (142, 187, 169).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#8EBBA9 color codes

HEX	`#8EBBA9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 187, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 73.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -18.69, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 19.17, 167.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.085, 44.155, 44.15)`
Decimal	`9354153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBBA9, 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 #8EBBA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBBA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #8EBBA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebba9; }
.text { color: #8ebba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 187 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebba9, #8eb6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8EBBA9?: #8EBBA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBBA9?: The RGB value is 142, 187, 169: 142 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBBA9?: The complementary color is #BB8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBBA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.