What color is #8BA680?

#8BA680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA680?

The RGB value is 139, 166, 128: 139 red, 166 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA680?

The complementary color is #9B80A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA680 color

#8BA680 rgb(139, 166, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA680 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.1% green and 50.2% blue (139, 166, 128).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#8BA680 color codes

HEX	`#8BA680`
RGB	`rgb(139, 166, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, -16.67, 16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 23.56, 135.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.179, 34.319, 25.558)`
Decimal	`9152128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA680, 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 #8BA680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #8BA680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba680; }
.text { color: #8ba680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 166 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba680, #80a688); }

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Questions

What color is #8BA680?: #8BA680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA680?: The RGB value is 139, 166, 128: 139 red, 166 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA680?: The complementary color is #9B80A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.