What color is #8BA89D?

#8BA89D 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 #8BA89D?

The RGB value is 139, 168, 157: 139 red, 168 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA89D?

The complementary color is #A88B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA89D color

#8BA89D rgb(139, 168, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BA89D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.9% green and 61.6% blue (139, 168, 157).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#8BA89D color codes

HEX	`#8BA89D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 168, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, -12.26, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 12.49, 169.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.734, 35.928, 37.207)`
Decimal	`9152669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA89D, 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 #8BA89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #8BA89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba89d; }
.text { color: #8ba89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 168 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba89d, #8ba4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8BA89D?: #8BA89D 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 #8BA89D?: The RGB value is 139, 168, 157: 139 red, 168 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA89D?: The complementary color is #A88B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.