What color is #8AB73F?

#8AB73F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB73F?

The RGB value is 138, 183, 63: 138 red, 183 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB73F?

The complementary color is #6C3FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB73F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB73F color

#8AB73F rgb(138, 183, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB73F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 71.8% green and 24.7% blue (138, 183, 63).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 49% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#8AB73F color codes

HEX	`#8AB73F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 183, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 71.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 49%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 66%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 66%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, -33.34, 54.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 63.59, 121.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.312, 39.629, 10.859)`
Decimal	`9090879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB73F, 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 #8AB73F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB73F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #8AB73F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab73f; }
.text { color: #8ab73f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab73f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 183 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab73f, #4eb73f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8AB73F?: #8AB73F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB73F?: The RGB value is 138, 183, 63: 138 red, 183 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB73F?: The complementary color is #6C3FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB73F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.