What color is #8BA85F?

#8BA85F is a desaturated yellow-green known as Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Matcha?

The RGB value is 139, 168, 95: 139 red, 168 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Matcha?

The complementary color is #7C5FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA85F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Matcha color: hex code #8BA85F

#8BA85F rgb(139, 168, 95)

Shades of green

Matcha has the hex code #8BA85F. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.9% green and 37.3% blue (139, 168, 95).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

Matcha (#8BA85F) color codes

HEX	`#8BA85F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 168, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, -22.54, 34.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 41.13, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.715, 34.32, 16.041)`
Decimal	`9152607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Matcha, 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 #8BA85F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA85F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #8BA85F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba85f; }
.text { color: #8ba85f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba85f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 168 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba85f, #66a85f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8BA85F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8BA85F?: #8BA85F is a desaturated yellow-green known as Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Matcha?: The RGB value is 139, 168, 95: 139 red, 168 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Matcha?: The complementary color is #7C5FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA85F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.