What color is #8EEAA7?

#8EEAA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EEAA7?

The RGB value is 142, 234, 167: 142 red, 234 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EEAA7?

The complementary color is #EA8ED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EEAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EEAA7 color

#8EEAA7 rgb(142, 234, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EEAA7 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 91.8% green and 65.5% blue (142, 234, 167).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 69% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#8EEAA7 color codes

HEX	`#8EEAA7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 234, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 91.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 69%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 39%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -41.43, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 47.94, 149.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.55, 67.384, 47.052)`
Decimal	`9366183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EEAA7, 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 #8EEAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EEAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #8EEAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eeaa7; }
.text { color: #8eeaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eeaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 234 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eeaa7, #8eead5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EEAA7?: #8EEAA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EEAA7?: The RGB value is 142, 234, 167: 142 red, 234 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EEAA7?: The complementary color is #EA8ED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EEAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.