What color is #8BAB9F?

#8BAB9F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAB9F?

The RGB value is 139, 171, 159: 139 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAB9F?

The complementary color is #AB8B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAB9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAB9F color

#8BAB9F rgb(139, 171, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAB9F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.1% green and 62.4% blue (139, 171, 159).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#8BAB9F color codes

HEX	`#8BAB9F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 171, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, -13.44, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 13.68, 169.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.467, 37.117, 38.301)`
Decimal	`9153439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAB9F, 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 #8BAB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAB9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #8BAB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bab9f; }
.text { color: #8bab9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bab9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 171 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bab9f, #8ba7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8BAB9F?: #8BAB9F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAB9F?: The RGB value is 139, 171, 159: 139 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAB9F?: The complementary color is #AB8B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAB9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.