What color is #8EBF78?

#8EBF78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBF78?

The RGB value is 142, 191, 120: 142 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBF78?

The complementary color is #A978BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBF78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBF78 color

#8EBF78 rgb(142, 191, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EBF78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 74.9% green and 47.1% blue (142, 191, 120).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#8EBF78 color codes

HEX	`#8EBF78`
RGB	`rgb(142, 191, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 74.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 37%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -29.31, 30.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 42.49, 133.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.175, 44.367, 24.582)`
Decimal	`9355128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBF78, 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 #8EBF78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBF78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #8EBF78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebf78; }
.text { color: #8ebf78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebf78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 191 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebf78, #78bf86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EBF78?: #8EBF78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBF78?: The RGB value is 142, 191, 120: 142 red, 191 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBF78?: The complementary color is #A978BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBF78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.