What color is #8BA697?

#8BA697 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA697?

The RGB value is 139, 166, 151: 139 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA697?

The complementary color is #A68B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA697 color

#8BA697 rgb(139, 166, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA697 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (139, 166, 151).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#8BA697 color codes

HEX	`#8BA697`
RGB	`rgb(139, 166, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -12.42, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 13.26, 159.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.868, 34.995, 34.453)`
Decimal	`9152151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA697, 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 #8BA697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #8BA697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba697; }
.text { color: #8ba697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 166 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba697, #8ba6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BA697?: #8BA697 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA697?: The RGB value is 139, 166, 151: 139 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA697?: The complementary color is #A68B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.