What color is #8BC16E?

#8BC16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC16E?

The RGB value is 139, 193, 110: 139 red, 193 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC16E?

The complementary color is #A46EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC16E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC16E color

#8BC16E rgb(139, 193, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC16E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 75.7% green and 43.1% blue (139, 193, 110).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 40% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#8BC16E color codes

HEX	`#8BC16E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 193, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 75.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 40%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 43%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 43%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -32.7, 36.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 48.79, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.531, 44.754, 21.673)`
Decimal	`9159022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC16E, 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 #8BC16E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC16E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #8BC16E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc16e; }
.text { color: #8bc16e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc16e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 193 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc16e, #6ec17b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8BC16E?: #8BC16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC16E?: The RGB value is 139, 193, 110: 139 red, 193 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC16E?: The complementary color is #A46EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC16E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.