What color is #8BC08C?

#8BC08C 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 #8BC08C?

The RGB value is 139, 192, 140: 139 red, 192 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC08C?

The complementary color is #C08BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC08C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC08C color

#8BC08C rgb(139, 192, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC08C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 75.3% green and 54.9% blue (139, 192, 140).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#8BC08C color codes

HEX	`#8BC08C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 192, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 75.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -27.65, 20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 34.6, 143.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.229, 45.08, 31.704)`
Decimal	`9158796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC08C, 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 #8BC08C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC08C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #8BC08C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc08c; }
.text { color: #8bc08c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc08c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 192 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc08c, #8bc0a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BC08C?: #8BC08C 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 #8BC08C?: The RGB value is 139, 192, 140: 139 red, 192 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC08C?: The complementary color is #C08BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC08C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.