What color is #8AB38B?

#8AB38B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB38B?

The RGB value is 138, 179, 139: 138 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB38B?

The complementary color is #B38AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB38B color

#8AB38B rgb(138, 179, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB38B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 70.2% green and 54.5% blue (138, 179, 139).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#8AB38B color codes

HEX	`#8AB38B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 179, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 70.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -21.75, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 27.02, 143.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.26, 39.507, 30.4)`
Decimal	`9089931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB38B, 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 #8AB38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #8AB38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab38b; }
.text { color: #8ab38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 179 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab38b, #8ab3a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AB38B?: #8AB38B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB38B?: The RGB value is 138, 179, 139: 138 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB38B?: The complementary color is #B38AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.