What color is #8BA467?

#8BA467 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA467?

The RGB value is 139, 164, 103: 139 red, 164 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA467?

The complementary color is #8067A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA467?

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.

#8BA467 color

#8BA467 rgb(139, 164, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA467 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.3% green and 40.4% blue (139, 164, 103).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8BA467 color codes

HEX	`#8BA467`
RGB	`rgb(139, 164, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -19.48, 28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 34.81, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.371, 33.019, 17.813)`
Decimal	`9151591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA467, 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 #8BA467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA467 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 #8BA467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba467; }
.text { color: #8ba467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 164 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba467, #6ca467); }

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Questions

What color is #8BA467?: #8BA467 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA467?: The RGB value is 139, 164, 103: 139 red, 164 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA467?: The complementary color is #8067A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA467?: 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.