What color is #8BC288?

#8BC288 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC288?

The RGB value is 139, 194, 136: 139 red, 194 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC288?

The complementary color is #BF88C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC288 color

#8BC288 rgb(139, 194, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC288 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 76.1% green and 53.3% blue (139, 194, 136).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#8BC288 color codes

HEX	`#8BC288`
RGB	`rgb(139, 194, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 76.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -29.29, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 37.62, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.382, 45.849, 30.326)`
Decimal	`9159304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC288, 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 #8BC288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #8BC288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc288; }
.text { color: #8bc288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 194 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc288, #88c2a2); }

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Questions

What color is #8BC288?: #8BC288 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC288?: The RGB value is 139, 194, 136: 139 red, 194 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC288?: The complementary color is #BF88C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.