What color is #8ABB49?

#8ABB49 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 #8ABB49?

The RGB value is 138, 187, 73: 138 red, 187 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABB49?

The complementary color is #7A49BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABB49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABB49 color

#8ABB49 rgb(138, 187, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ABB49 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 73.3% green and 28.6% blue (138, 187, 73).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 46% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#8ABB49 color codes

HEX	`#8ABB49`
RGB	`rgb(138, 187, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 73.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 46%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, -34.37, 51.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 61.71, 123.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.454, 41.424, 12.746)`
Decimal	`9091913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABB49, 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 #8ABB49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABB49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #8ABB49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abb49; }
.text { color: #8abb49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abb49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 187 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abb49, #51bb49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #8ABB49?: #8ABB49 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 #8ABB49?: The RGB value is 138, 187, 73: 138 red, 187 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABB49?: The complementary color is #7A49BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABB49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.