What color is #8BAB78?

#8BAB78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAB78?

The RGB value is 139, 171, 120: 139 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAB78?

The complementary color is #9878AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAB78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAB78 color

#8BAB78 rgb(139, 171, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAB78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.1% green and 47.1% blue (139, 171, 120).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8BAB78 color codes

HEX	`#8BAB78`
RGB	`rgb(139, 171, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, -20.54, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 30.67, 132.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.6, 35.97, 23.202)`
Decimal	`9153400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAB78, 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 #8BAB78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAB78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #8BAB78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bab78; }
.text { color: #8bab78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bab78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 171 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bab78, #78ab7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BAB78?: #8BAB78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAB78?: The RGB value is 139, 171, 120: 139 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAB78?: The complementary color is #9878AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAB78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.