What color is #8EC9B9?

#8EC9B9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EC9B9?

The RGB value is 142, 201, 185: 142 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EC9B9?

The complementary color is #C98E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EC9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EC9B9 color

#8EC9B9 rgb(142, 201, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EC9B9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 78.8% green and 72.5% blue (142, 201, 185).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#8EC9B9 color codes

HEX	`#8EC9B9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 201, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 78.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, -22.38, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 22.46, 175.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.796, 51.025, 53.589)`
Decimal	`9357753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EC9B9, 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 #8EC9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EC9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #8EC9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ec9b9; }
.text { color: #8ec9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ec9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 201 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ec9b9, #8ebcc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8EC9B9?: #8EC9B9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EC9B9?: The RGB value is 142, 201, 185: 142 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EC9B9?: The complementary color is #C98E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EC9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.