What color is #8BB79D?

#8BB79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB79D?

The RGB value is 139, 183, 157: 139 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB79D?

The complementary color is #B78BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB79D color

#8BB79D rgb(139, 183, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BB79D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 71.8% green and 61.6% blue (139, 183, 157).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#8BB79D color codes

HEX	`#8BB79D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 183, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 71.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.73, -20.05, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.73, 21.77, 157.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.665, 41.789, 38.184)`
Decimal	`9156509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB79D, 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 #8BB79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #8BB79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb79d; }
.text { color: #8bb79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 183 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb79d, #8bb7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8BB79D?: #8BB79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB79D?: The RGB value is 139, 183, 157: 139 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB79D?: The complementary color is #B78BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.