What color is #8BA391?

#8BA391 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA391?

The RGB value is 139, 163, 145: 139 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA391?

The complementary color is #A38B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA391 color

#8BA391 rgb(139, 163, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA391 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 63.9% green and 56.9% blue (139, 163, 145).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#8BA391 color codes

HEX	`#8BA391`
RGB	`rgb(139, 163, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 63.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -12, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 13.67, 151.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.854, 33.727, 31.772)`
Decimal	`9151377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA391, 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 #8BA391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #8BA391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba391; }
.text { color: #8ba391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 163 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba391, #8ba39d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BA391?: #8BA391 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA391?: The RGB value is 139, 163, 145: 139 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA391?: The complementary color is #A38B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.