What color is #8EBC85?

#8EBC85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBC85?

The RGB value is 142, 188, 133: 142 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBC85?

The complementary color is #B385BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBC85 color

#8EBC85 rgb(142, 188, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EBC85 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 73.7% green and 52.2% blue (142, 188, 133).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#8EBC85 color codes

HEX	`#8EBC85`
RGB	`rgb(142, 188, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 73.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -25.85, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 34.63, 138.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.371, 43.41, 28.806)`
Decimal	`9354373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBC85, 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 #8EBC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #8EBC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebc85; }
.text { color: #8ebc85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebc85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 188 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebc85, #85bc97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EBC85?: #8EBC85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBC85?: The RGB value is 142, 188, 133: 142 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBC85?: The complementary color is #B385BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.