What color is #8BAF9C?

#8BAF9C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAF9C?

The RGB value is 139, 175, 156: 139 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAF9C?

The complementary color is #AF8B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAF9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAF9C color

#8BAF9C rgb(139, 175, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BAF9C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.6% green and 61.2% blue (139, 175, 156).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#8BAF9C color codes

HEX	`#8BAF9C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 175, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -16.14, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 17.13, 160.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.977, 38.548, 37.202)`
Decimal	`9154460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAF9C, 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 #8BAF9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAF9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #8BAF9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baf9c; }
.text { color: #8baf9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baf9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 175 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baf9c, #8bafae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8BAF9C?: #8BAF9C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAF9C?: The RGB value is 139, 175, 156: 139 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAF9C?: The complementary color is #AF8B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAF9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.