What color is #8BC1A2?

#8BC1A2 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 #8BC1A2?

The RGB value is 139, 193, 162: 139 red, 193 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC1A2?

The complementary color is #C18BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC1A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC1A2 color

#8BC1A2 rgb(139, 193, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC1A2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 75.7% green and 63.5% blue (139, 193, 162).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#8BC1A2 color codes

HEX	`#8BC1A2`
RGB	`rgb(139, 193, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 75.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, -24.08, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 26.07, 157.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.237, 46.236, 41.191)`
Decimal	`9159074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC1A2, 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 #8BC1A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC1A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #8BC1A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc1a2; }
.text { color: #8bc1a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc1a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 193 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc1a2, #8bc1bd); }

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Questions

What color is #8BC1A2?: #8BC1A2 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 #8BC1A2?: The RGB value is 139, 193, 162: 139 red, 193 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC1A2?: The complementary color is #C18BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC1A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.