What color is #8BBFA3?

#8BBFA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBFA3?

The RGB value is 139, 191, 163: 139 red, 191 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBFA3?

The complementary color is #BF8BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBFA3 color

#8BBFA3 rgb(139, 191, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BBFA3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.9% green and 63.9% blue (139, 191, 163).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#8BBFA3 color codes

HEX	`#8BBFA3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 191, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, -22.88, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 24.48, 159.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.887, 45.393, 41.514)`
Decimal	`9158563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBFA3, 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 #8BBFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #8BBFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbfa3; }
.text { color: #8bbfa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbfa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 191 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbfa3, #8bbfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8BBFA3?: #8BBFA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBFA3?: The RGB value is 139, 191, 163: 139 red, 191 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBFA3?: The complementary color is #BF8BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.