What color is #8BAC91?

#8BAC91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAC91?

The RGB value is 139, 172, 145: 139 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAC91?

The complementary color is #AC8BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAC91 color

#8BAC91 rgb(139, 172, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAC91 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.5% green and 56.9% blue (139, 172, 145).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#8BAC91 color codes

HEX	`#8BAC91`
RGB	`rgb(139, 172, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, -16.73, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 19.6, 148.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.51, 37.038, 32.324)`
Decimal	`9153681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAC91, 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 #8BAC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #8BAC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bac91; }
.text { color: #8bac91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bac91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 172 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bac91, #8baca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8BAC91?: #8BAC91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAC91?: The RGB value is 139, 172, 145: 139 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAC91?: The complementary color is #AC8BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.