What color is #8ABC91?

#8ABC91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ABC91?

The RGB value is 138, 188, 145: 138 red, 188 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABC91?

The complementary color is #BC8AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABC91 color

#8ABC91 rgb(138, 188, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ABC91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 73.7% green and 56.9% blue (138, 188, 145).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#8ABC91 color codes

HEX	`#8ABC91`
RGB	`rgb(138, 188, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 73.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -25.15, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 30.11, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.574, 43.413, 33.393)`
Decimal	`9092241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABC91, 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 #8ABC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #8ABC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abc91; }
.text { color: #8abc91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abc91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 188 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abc91, #8abcaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8ABC91?: #8ABC91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ABC91?: The RGB value is 138, 188, 145: 138 red, 188 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABC91?: The complementary color is #BC8AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.