What color is #8BA598?

#8BA598 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA598?

The RGB value is 139, 165, 152: 139 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA598?

The complementary color is #A58B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA598 color

#8BA598 rgb(139, 165, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA598 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.7% green and 59.6% blue (139, 165, 152).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#8BA598 color codes

HEX	`#8BA598`
RGB	`rgb(139, 165, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -11.68, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 12.26, 162.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.769, 34.666, 34.822)`
Decimal	`9151896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA598, 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 #8BA598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #8BA598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba598; }
.text { color: #8ba598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 165 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba598, #8ba5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8BA598?: #8BA598 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA598?: The RGB value is 139, 165, 152: 139 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA598?: The complementary color is #A58B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.