What color is #8BBB94?

#8BBB94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBB94?

The RGB value is 139, 187, 148: 139 red, 187 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBB94?

The complementary color is #BB8BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBB94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBB94 color

#8BBB94 rgb(139, 187, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBB94 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 73.3% green and 58% blue (139, 187, 148).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#8BBB94 color codes

HEX	`#8BBB94`
RGB	`rgb(139, 187, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 73.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.67, -23.77, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.67, 27.96, 148.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.761, 43.167, 34.564)`
Decimal	`9157524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBB94, 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 #8BBB94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBB94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #8BBB94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbb94; }
.text { color: #8bbb94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbb94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 187 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbb94, #8bbbac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BBB94?: #8BBB94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBB94?: The RGB value is 139, 187, 148: 139 red, 187 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBB94?: The complementary color is #BB8BB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBB94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.