What color is #8BA58F?

#8BA58F is a grayish green known as Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Envy?

The RGB value is 139, 165, 143: 139 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Envy?

The complementary color is #A58BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA58F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Envy color: hex code #8BA58F

#8BA58F rgb(139, 165, 143)

Shades of green

Envy has the hex code #8BA58F. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.7% green and 56.1% blue (139, 165, 143).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

Envy (#8BA58F) color codes

HEX	`#8BA58F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 165, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -13.44, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 15.86, 147.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.059, 34.382, 31.087)`
Decimal	`9151887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Envy, 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 #8BA58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA58F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #8BA58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba58f; }
.text { color: #8ba58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 165 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba58f, #8ba59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #8BA58F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8BA58F?: #8BA58F is a grayish green known as Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Envy?: The RGB value is 139, 165, 143: 139 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Envy?: The complementary color is #A58BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA58F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.