What color is #8BA796?

#8BA796 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA796?

The RGB value is 139, 167, 150: 139 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA796?

The complementary color is #A78B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA796 color

#8BA796 rgb(139, 167, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA796 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.5% green and 58.8% blue (139, 167, 150).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#8BA796 color codes

HEX	`#8BA796`
RGB	`rgb(139, 167, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -13.14, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 14.28, 156.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.97, 35.328, 34.088)`
Decimal	`9152406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA796, 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 #8BA796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #8BA796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba796; }
.text { color: #8ba796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 167 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba796, #8ba7a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BA796?: #8BA796 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA796?: The RGB value is 139, 167, 150: 139 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA796?: The complementary color is #A78B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.