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#8EA079 closest to Mistletoe

#8EA079 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Mistletoe. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(142, 160, 121)). Its HSL value is 88° hue, 17% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black. #8EA079 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.45:1.

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Variations of #8EA079

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8EA079 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8EA079 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA079 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19A7B
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A49B77
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F9C78
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19A7B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C9C7A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #909C95
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E9F87
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #979B93

#8EA079 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#8EA079 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.45:1 Very good#8EA079 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA079 in CSS

/* Mistletoe */
.color { color: #8EA079; }
.background { background-color: #8EA079; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA079; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 160 121);
color: hsl(88 17% 55%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.059 128.0);

#8EA079 FAQ

What color is #8EA079?

#8EA079 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Mistletoe. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8EA079?

#8EA079 is rgb(142, 160, 121) in RGB, hsl(88, 17%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA079?

The complementary color of #8EA079 is #8B79A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA079?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA079: 7.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA079 a warm or cool color?

#8EA079 is a cool color.