What color is #8ABE91?

#8ABE91 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 #8ABE91?

The RGB value is 138, 190, 145: 138 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABE91?

The complementary color is #BE8AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABE91 color

#8ABE91 rgb(138, 190, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ABE91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 74.5% green and 56.9% blue (138, 190, 145).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#8ABE91 color codes

HEX	`#8ABE91`
RGB	`rgb(138, 190, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 74.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, -26.13, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 31.37, 146.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.004, 44.273, 33.537)`
Decimal	`9092753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABE91, 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 #8ABE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #8ABE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abe91; }
.text { color: #8abe91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abe91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 190 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abe91, #8abeab); }

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Questions

What color is #8ABE91?: #8ABE91 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 #8ABE91?: The RGB value is 138, 190, 145: 138 red, 190 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABE91?: The complementary color is #BE8AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.