What color is #8BA395?

#8BA395 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 #8BA395?

The RGB value is 139, 163, 149: 139 red, 163 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA395?

The complementary color is #A38B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA395 color

#8BA395 rgb(139, 163, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA395 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 63.9% green and 58.4% blue (139, 163, 149).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#8BA395 color codes

HEX	`#8BA395`
RGB	`rgb(139, 163, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 63.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, -11.22, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 12.07, 158.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.168, 33.853, 33.425)`
Decimal	`9151381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA395, 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 #8BA395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #8BA395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba395; }
.text { color: #8ba395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 163 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba395, #8ba3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BA395?: #8BA395 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 #8BA395?: The RGB value is 139, 163, 149: 139 red, 163 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA395?: The complementary color is #A38B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.