What color is #8BB446?

#8BB446 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB446?

The RGB value is 139, 180, 70: 139 red, 180 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB446?

The complementary color is #6F46B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB446?

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.

#8BB446 color

#8BB446 rgb(139, 180, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BB446 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 70.6% green and 27.5% blue (139, 180, 70).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8BB446 color codes

HEX	`#8BB446`
RGB	`rgb(139, 180, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 70.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 61%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 61%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -30.98, 50.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 59.11, 121.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.074, 38.573, 11.759)`
Decimal	`9155654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB446, 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 #8BB446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB446 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 #8BB446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb446; }
.text { color: #8bb446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 180 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb446, #54b446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #8BB446?: #8BB446 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB446?: The RGB value is 139, 180, 70: 139 red, 180 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB446?: The complementary color is #6F46B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB446?: 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.