What color is #8B9D88?

#8B9D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9D88?

The RGB value is 139, 157, 136: 139 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9D88?

The complementary color is #9A889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9D88 color

#8B9D88 rgb(139, 157, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9D88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.6% green and 53.3% blue (139, 157, 136).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#8B9D88 color codes

HEX	`#8B9D88`
RGB	`rgb(139, 157, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -10.49, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 13.73, 139.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.147, 31.38, 27.915)`
Decimal	`9149832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9D88, 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 #8B9D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #8B9D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9d88; }
.text { color: #8b9d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 157 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9d88, #889d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9D88?: #8B9D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9D88?: The RGB value is 139, 157, 136: 139 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9D88?: The complementary color is #9A889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.