What color is #8BAC85?

#8BAC85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAC85?

The RGB value is 139, 172, 133: 139 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAC85?

The complementary color is #A685AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAC85 color

#8BAC85 rgb(139, 172, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAC85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.5% green and 52.2% blue (139, 172, 133).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#8BAC85 color codes

HEX	`#8BAC85`
RGB	`rgb(139, 172, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -18.9, 16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 25.05, 138.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.633, 36.687, 27.706)`
Decimal	`9153669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAC85, 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 #8BAC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #8BAC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bac85; }
.text { color: #8bac85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bac85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 172 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bac85, #85ac93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BAC85?: #8BAC85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAC85?: The RGB value is 139, 172, 133: 139 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAC85?: The complementary color is #A685AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.