What color is #8ABA7B?

#8ABA7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ABA7B?

The RGB value is 138, 186, 123: 138 red, 186 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABA7B?

The complementary color is #AB7BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABA7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABA7B color

#8ABA7B rgb(138, 186, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ABA7B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.9% green and 48.2% blue (138, 186, 123).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#8ABA7B color codes

HEX	`#8ABA7B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 186, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.84, -27.86, 26.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.84, 38.78, 135.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.614, 41.95, 25.167)`
Decimal	`9091707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABA7B, 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 #8ABA7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABA7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #8ABA7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aba7b; }
.text { color: #8aba7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aba7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 186 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aba7b, #7bba8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8ABA7B?: #8ABA7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ABA7B?: The RGB value is 138, 186, 123: 138 red, 186 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABA7B?: The complementary color is #AB7BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABA7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.