What color is #8BA471?

#8BA471 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA471?

The RGB value is 139, 164, 113: 139 red, 164 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA471?

The complementary color is #8A71A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA471 color

#8BA471 rgb(139, 164, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA471 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.3% green and 44.3% blue (139, 164, 113).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#8BA471 color codes

HEX	`#8BA471`
RGB	`rgb(139, 164, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, -18.04, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 29.77, 127.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.903, 33.232, 20.617)`
Decimal	`9151601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA471, 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 #8BA471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #8BA471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba471; }
.text { color: #8ba471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 164 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba471, #71a471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #8BA471?: #8BA471 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA471?: The RGB value is 139, 164, 113: 139 red, 164 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA471?: The complementary color is #8A71A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.