What color is #8BC08E?

#8BC08E 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 #8BC08E?

The RGB value is 139, 192, 142: 139 red, 192 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC08E?

The complementary color is #C08BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC08E color

#8BC08E rgb(139, 192, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC08E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 75.3% green and 55.7% blue (139, 192, 142).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#8BC08E color codes

HEX	`#8BC08E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 192, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 75.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -27.3, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 33.71, 144.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.378, 45.14, 32.487)`
Decimal	`9158798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC08E, 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 #8BC08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #8BC08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc08e; }
.text { color: #8bc08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 192 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc08e, #8bc0a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BC08E?: #8BC08E 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 #8BC08E?: The RGB value is 139, 192, 142: 139 red, 192 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC08E?: The complementary color is #C08BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.