What color is #8ECAA5?

#8ECAA5 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 #8ECAA5?

The RGB value is 142, 202, 165: 142 red, 202 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ECAA5?

The complementary color is #CA8EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ECAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ECAA5 color

#8ECAA5 rgb(142, 202, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ECAA5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 79.2% green and 64.7% blue (142, 202, 165).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#8ECAA5 color codes

HEX	`#8ECAA5`
RGB	`rgb(142, 202, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 79.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, -26.96, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 29.67, 155.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.065, 50.707, 43.319)`
Decimal	`9357989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ECAA5, 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 #8ECAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ECAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #8ECAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ecaa5; }
.text { color: #8ecaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ecaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 202 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ecaa5, #8ecac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8ECAA5?: #8ECAA5 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 #8ECAA5?: The RGB value is 142, 202, 165: 142 red, 202 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ECAA5?: The complementary color is #CA8EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ECAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.