What color is #8BA95E?

#8BA95E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA95E?

The RGB value is 139, 169, 94: 139 red, 169 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA95E?

The complementary color is #7C5EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA95E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA95E color

#8BA95E rgb(139, 169, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BA95E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 66.3% green and 36.9% blue (139, 169, 94).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#8BA95E color codes

HEX	`#8BA95E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 169, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 66.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 44%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 44%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -23.17, 35.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 42.19, 123.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.856, 34.673, 15.865)`
Decimal	`9152862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA95E, 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 #8BA95E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA95E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #8BA95E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba95e; }
.text { color: #8ba95e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba95e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 169 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba95e, #66a95e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BA95E?: #8BA95E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA95E?: The RGB value is 139, 169, 94: 139 red, 169 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA95E?: The complementary color is #7C5EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA95E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.