What color is #8BB900?

#8BB900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB900?

The RGB value is 139, 185, 0: 139 red, 185 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB900?

The complementary color is #2E00B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB900 color

#8BB900 rgb(139, 185, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BB900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.5% green and 0% blue (139, 185, 0).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Walk in the Park (#88BB11), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#8BB900 color codes

HEX	`#8BB900`
RGB	`rgb(139, 185, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, -36.3, 70.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 79.12, 117.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.997, 40.186, 6.282)`
Decimal	`9156864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB900, 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 #8BB900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #8BB900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb900; }
.text { color: #8bb900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 185 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb900, #2eb900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8BB900?: #8BB900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB900?: The RGB value is 139, 185, 0: 139 red, 185 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB900?: The complementary color is #2E00B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.