What color is #8B9E8A?

#8B9E8A 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 #8B9E8A?

The RGB value is 139, 158, 138: 139 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9E8A?

The complementary color is #9D8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9E8A color

#8B9E8A rgb(139, 158, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9E8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 62% green and 54.1% blue (139, 158, 138).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#8B9E8A color codes

HEX	`#8B9E8A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 158, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 62%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -10.66, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 13.45, 142.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.461, 31.777, 28.727)`
Decimal	`9150090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9E8A, 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 #8B9E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #8B9E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9e8a; }
.text { color: #8b9e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 158 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9e8a, #8a9e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9E8A?: #8B9E8A 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 #8B9E8A?: The RGB value is 139, 158, 138: 139 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9E8A?: The complementary color is #9D8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.