What color is #8BBA9E?

#8BBA9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBA9E?

The RGB value is 139, 186, 158: 139 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBA9E?

The complementary color is #BA8BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBA9E color

#8BBA9E rgb(139, 186, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBA9E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (139, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#8BBA9E color codes

HEX	`#8BBA9E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, -21.37, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 23.26, 156.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.376, 43.074, 38.844)`
Decimal	`9157278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBA9E, 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 #8BBA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #8BBA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bba9e; }
.text { color: #8bba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bba9e, #8bbab6); }

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Questions

What color is #8BBA9E?: #8BBA9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBA9E?: The RGB value is 139, 186, 158: 139 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBA9E?: The complementary color is #BA8BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.