What color is #8EC2A0?

#8EC2A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EC2A0?

The RGB value is 142, 194, 160: 142 red, 194 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EC2A0?

The complementary color is #C28EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EC2A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EC2A0 color

#8EC2A0 rgb(142, 194, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EC2A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 76.1% green and 62.7% blue (142, 194, 160).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#8EC2A0 color codes

HEX	`#8EC2A0`
RGB	`rgb(142, 194, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 76.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, -24, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 26.7, 154.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.79, 46.871, 40.359)`
Decimal	`9355936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EC2A0, 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 #8EC2A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EC2A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #8EC2A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ec2a0; }
.text { color: #8ec2a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ec2a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 194 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ec2a0, #8ec2ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8EC2A0?: #8EC2A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EC2A0?: The RGB value is 142, 194, 160: 142 red, 194 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EC2A0?: The complementary color is #C28EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EC2A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.