What color is #8BA477?

#8BA477 is a grayish green known as Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Succulent Greenhouse?

The RGB value is 139, 164, 119: 139 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Succulent Greenhouse?

The complementary color is #9077A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Succulent Greenhouse color: hex code #8BA477

#8BA477 rgb(139, 164, 119)

Shades of green

Succulent Greenhouse has the hex code #8BA477. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.3% green and 46.7% blue (139, 164, 119).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477) color codes

HEX	`#8BA477`
RGB	`rgb(139, 164, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, -17.11, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 26.75, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.252, 33.371, 22.455)`
Decimal	`9151607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Succulent Greenhouse, 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 #8BA477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8BA477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba477; }
.text { color: #8ba477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 164 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba477, #77a47a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #8BA477 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8BA477?: #8BA477 is a grayish green known as Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Succulent Greenhouse?: The RGB value is 139, 164, 119: 139 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Succulent Greenhouse?: The complementary color is #9077A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.