What color is #8AB823?

#8AB823 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB823?

The RGB value is 138, 184, 35: 138 red, 184 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB823?

The complementary color is #5123B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB823?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB823 color

#8AB823 rgb(138, 184, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB823 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.2% green and 13.7% blue (138, 184, 35).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 68% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Walk in the Park (#88BB11), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#8AB823 color codes

HEX	`#8AB823`
RGB	`rgb(138, 184, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 68%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 81%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 81%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -35.41, 64.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 73.19, 118.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.925, 39.805, 7.802)`
Decimal	`9091107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB823, 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 #8AB823	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB823 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #8AB823 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab823; }
.text { color: #8ab823; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab823; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 184 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab823, #3fb823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8AB823?: #8AB823 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB823?: The RGB value is 138, 184, 35: 138 red, 184 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB823?: The complementary color is #5123B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB823?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.