What color is #8BBF74?

#8BBF74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBF74?

The RGB value is 139, 191, 116: 139 red, 191 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBF74?

The complementary color is #A874BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBF74 color

#8BBF74 rgb(139, 191, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBF74 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.9% green and 45.5% blue (139, 191, 116).

Its hue angle is 102°, 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 Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#8BBF74 color codes

HEX	`#8BBF74`
RGB	`rgb(139, 191, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.24, -30.94, 32.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.24, 44.87, 133.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.43, 44.01, 23.306)`
Decimal	`9158516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBF74, 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 #8BBF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #8BBF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbf74; }
.text { color: #8bbf74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbf74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 191 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbf74, #74bf83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BBF74?: #8BBF74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBF74?: The RGB value is 139, 191, 116: 139 red, 191 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBF74?: The complementary color is #A874BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.