What color is #8BBE73?

#8BBE73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBE73?

The RGB value is 139, 190, 115: 139 red, 190 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBE73?

The complementary color is #A673BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBE73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBE73 color

#8BBE73 rgb(139, 190, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBE73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.5% green and 45.1% blue (139, 190, 115).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#8BBE73 color codes

HEX	`#8BBE73`
RGB	`rgb(139, 190, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, -30.61, 32.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 44.73, 133.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.155, 43.553, 22.929)`
Decimal	`9158259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBE73, 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 #8BBE73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBE73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #8BBE73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbe73; }
.text { color: #8bbe73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbe73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 190 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbe73, #73be81); }

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Questions

What color is #8BBE73?: #8BBE73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBE73?: The RGB value is 139, 190, 115: 139 red, 190 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBE73?: The complementary color is #A673BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBE73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.