What color is #8BAE66?

#8BAE66 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAE66?

The RGB value is 139, 174, 102: 139 red, 174 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAE66?

The complementary color is #8966AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAE66?

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.

#8BAE66 color

#8BAE66 rgb(139, 174, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAE66 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.2% green and 40% blue (139, 174, 102).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8BAE66 color codes

HEX	`#8BAE66`
RGB	`rgb(139, 174, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, -24.64, 33.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 41.27, 126.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.181, 36.72, 18.171)`
Decimal	`9154150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAE66, 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 #8BAE66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAE66 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 #8BAE66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bae66; }
.text { color: #8bae66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bae66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 174 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bae66, #67ae66); }

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Questions

What color is #8BAE66?: #8BAE66 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAE66?: The RGB value is 139, 174, 102: 139 red, 174 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAE66?: The complementary color is #8966AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAE66?: 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.