What color is #8BA66C?

#8BA66C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA66C?

The RGB value is 139, 166, 108: 139 red, 166 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA66C?

The complementary color is #876CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA66C?

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.

#8BA66C color

#8BA66C rgb(139, 166, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA66C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.1% green and 42.4% blue (139, 166, 108).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8BA66C color codes

HEX	`#8BA66C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 166, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 35%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, -19.8, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 33.51, 126.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.99, 33.844, 19.295)`
Decimal	`9152108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA66C, 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 #8BA66C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA66C 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 #8BA66C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba66c; }
.text { color: #8ba66c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba66c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 166 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba66c, #6ea66c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BA66C?: #8BA66C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA66C?: The RGB value is 139, 166, 108: 139 red, 166 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA66C?: The complementary color is #876CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA66C?: 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.