What color is #8BBE49?

#8BBE49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBE49?

The RGB value is 139, 190, 73: 139 red, 190 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBE49?

The complementary color is #7C49BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBE49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBE49 color

#8BBE49 rgb(139, 190, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBE49 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.5% green and 28.6% blue (139, 190, 73).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 47% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Thrilling Lime (#8CC34B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#8BBE49 color codes

HEX	`#8BBE49`
RGB	`rgb(139, 190, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 47%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 62%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 62%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.42, -35.37, 52.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.42, 63.15, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.263, 42.796, 12.968)`
Decimal	`9158217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBE49, 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 #8BBE49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBE49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #8BBE49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbe49; }
.text { color: #8bbe49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbe49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 190 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbe49, #50be49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #8BBE49?: #8BBE49 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Thrilling Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBE49?: The RGB value is 139, 190, 73: 139 red, 190 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBE49?: The complementary color is #7C49BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBE49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.