What color is #8BAC0F?

#8BAC0F is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Gameboy Screen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gameboy Screen?

The RGB value is 139, 172, 15: 139 red, 172 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gameboy Screen?

The complementary color is #300FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAC0F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gameboy Screen color: hex code #8BAC0F

#8BAC0F rgb(139, 172, 15)

Shades of green

Gameboy Screen has the hex code #8BAC0F. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.5% green and 5.9% blue (139, 172, 15).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 84% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

Gameboy Screen (#8BAC0F) color codes

HEX	`#8BAC0F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 172, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 84%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 91%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 91%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -30.04, 65.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 71.99, 114.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.487, 35.028, 5.87)`
Decimal	`9153551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gameboy Screen, 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 #8BAC0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAC0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #8BAC0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bac0f; }
.text { color: #8bac0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bac0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 172 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bac0f, #3dac0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #8BAC0F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8BAC0F?: #8BAC0F is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Gameboy Screen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gameboy Screen?: The RGB value is 139, 172, 15: 139 red, 172 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gameboy Screen?: The complementary color is #300FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAC0F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.