What color is #8BAF8B?

#8BAF8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAF8B?

The RGB value is 139, 175, 139: 139 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAF8B?

The complementary color is #AF8BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAF8B color

#8BAF8B rgb(139, 175, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAF8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.6% green and 54.5% blue (139, 175, 139).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#8BAF8B color codes

HEX	`#8BAF8B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 175, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, -19.37, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 24.22, 143.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.636, 38.012, 30.144)`
Decimal	`9154443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAF8B, 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 #8BAF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #8BAF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baf8b; }
.text { color: #8baf8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baf8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 175 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baf8b, #8baf9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BAF8B?: #8BAF8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAF8B?: The RGB value is 139, 175, 139: 139 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAF8B?: The complementary color is #AF8BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.