What color is #8ACB76?

#8ACB76 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ACB76?

The RGB value is 138, 203, 118: 138 red, 203 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ACB76?

The complementary color is #B776CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ACB76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ACB76 color

#8ACB76 rgb(138, 203, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ACB76 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 79.6% green and 46.3% blue (138, 203, 118).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 45% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#8ACB76 color codes

HEX	`#8ACB76`
RGB	`rgb(138, 203, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 79.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 45%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 42%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 42%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, -36.57, 35.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 51.28, 135.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.106, 49.422, 24.826)`
Decimal	`9096054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ACB76, 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 #8ACB76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ACB76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #8ACB76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8acb76; }
.text { color: #8acb76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8acb76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 203 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8acb76, #76cb8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8ACB76?: #8ACB76 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ACB76?: The RGB value is 138, 203, 118: 138 red, 203 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ACB76?: The complementary color is #B776CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ACB76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.