What color is #8BA599?

#8BA599 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 #8BA599?

The RGB value is 139, 165, 153: 139 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA599?

The complementary color is #A58B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA599 color

#8BA599 rgb(139, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA599 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (139, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#8BA599 color codes

HEX	`#8BA599`
RGB	`rgb(139, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -11.48, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 11.92, 164.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.851, 34.698, 35.256)`
Decimal	`9151897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA599, 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 #8BA599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #8BA599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba599; }
.text { color: #8ba599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba599, #8ba4a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8BA599?: #8BA599 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 #8BA599?: The RGB value is 139, 165, 153: 139 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA599?: The complementary color is #A58B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.