What color is #8BAD53?

#8BAD53 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAD53?

The RGB value is 139, 173, 83: 139 red, 173 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAD53?

The complementary color is #7553AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAD53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAD53 color

#8BAD53 rgb(139, 173, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAD53 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.8% green and 32.5% blue (139, 173, 83).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#8BAD53 color codes

HEX	`#8BAD53`
RGB	`rgb(139, 173, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 52%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 52%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, -26.39, 42.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 49.65, 122.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.152, 36, 13.7)`
Decimal	`9153875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAD53, 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 #8BAD53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAD53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #8BAD53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bad53; }
.text { color: #8bad53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bad53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 173 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bad53, #5ead53); }

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Questions

What color is #8BAD53?: #8BAD53 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAD53?: The RGB value is 139, 173, 83: 139 red, 173 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAD53?: The complementary color is #7553AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAD53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.