What color is #8BA191?

#8BA191 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA191?

The RGB value is 139, 161, 145: 139 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA191?

The complementary color is #A18B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA191 color

#8BA191 rgb(139, 161, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA191 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 63.1% green and 56.9% blue (139, 161, 145).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#8BA191 color codes

HEX	`#8BA191`
RGB	`rgb(139, 161, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 63.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -10.93, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 12.35, 152.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.502, 33.023, 31.655)`
Decimal	`9150865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA191, 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 #8BA191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #8BA191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba191; }
.text { color: #8ba191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 161 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba191, #8ba19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BA191?: #8BA191 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA191?: The RGB value is 139, 161, 145: 139 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA191?: The complementary color is #A18B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.