Close to Gray Green
#8EA887
#8EA887 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 65.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 107°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8EA887.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8EA887 as they’d see it.
#8EA887 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8EA887
What color is #8EA887?
#8EA887 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 65.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 107°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8EA887 in RGB?
#8EA887 is rgb(142, 168, 135): 142 red, 168 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8EA887 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 20, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8EA887?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8EA887?
Its complement #B298B9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.