What color is #8EBE8B?

#8EBE8B 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 #8EBE8B?

The RGB value is 142, 190, 139: 142 red, 190 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBE8B?

The complementary color is #BB8BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBE8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBE8B color

#8EBE8B rgb(142, 190, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EBE8B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 74.5% green and 54.5% blue (142, 190, 139).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#8EBE8B color codes

HEX	`#8EBE8B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 190, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 74.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.52, -25.83, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.52, 33.15, 141.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.228, 44.441, 31.196)`
Decimal	`9354891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBE8B, 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 #8EBE8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBE8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #8EBE8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebe8b; }
.text { color: #8ebe8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebe8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 190 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebe8b, #8bbea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EBE8B?: #8EBE8B 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 #8EBE8B?: The RGB value is 142, 190, 139: 142 red, 190 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBE8B?: The complementary color is #BB8BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBE8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.