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#8EA09E closest to Happy Cement

#8EA09E is a light gray; the closest named color is Happy Cement. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.7% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(142, 160, 158)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 9% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black. #8EA09E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.67:1.

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Variations of #8EA09E

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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#8EA09E 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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#8EA09E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA09E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A9B9E
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9E9E
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A9B9E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #979D9E
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #89A19F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8CA09F
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #999D9D

#8EA09E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#8EA09E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.67:1 Very good#8EA09E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA09E in CSS

/* Happy Cement */
.color { color: #8EA09E; }
.background { background-color: #8EA09E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA09E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 160 158);
color: hsl(173 9% 59%);
color: oklch(0.691 0.021 188.6);

#8EA09E FAQ

What color is #8EA09E?

#8EA09E is a light gray. Its closest named color is Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8EA09E?

#8EA09E is rgb(142, 160, 158) in RGB, hsl(173, 9%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA09E?

The complementary color of #8EA09E is #A08E90, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA09E?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA09E: 7.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA09E a warm or cool color?

#8EA09E is a neutral color.