What color is #8BB979?

#8BB979 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB979?

The RGB value is 139, 185, 121: 139 red, 185 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB979?

The complementary color is #A779B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB979 color

#8BB979 rgb(139, 185, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BB979 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.5% green and 47.5% blue (139, 185, 121).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#8BB979 color codes

HEX	`#8BB979`
RGB	`rgb(139, 185, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 35%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, -27.33, 27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 38.91, 134.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.447, 41.566, 24.452)`
Decimal	`9156985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB979, 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 #8BB979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #8BB979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb979; }
.text { color: #8bb979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 185 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb979, #79b987); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BB979?: #8BB979 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB979?: The RGB value is 139, 185, 121: 139 red, 185 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB979?: The complementary color is #A779B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.