What color is #8BC482?

#8BC482 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 #8BC482?

The RGB value is 139, 196, 130: 139 red, 196 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC482?

The complementary color is #BB82C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC482 color

#8BC482 rgb(139, 196, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC482 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 76.9% green and 51% blue (139, 196, 130).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#8BC482 color codes

HEX	`#8BC482`
RGB	`rgb(139, 196, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 76.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.92, -31.21, 27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.92, 41.54, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.415, 46.579, 28.292)`
Decimal	`9159810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC482, 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 #8BC482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #8BC482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc482; }
.text { color: #8bc482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 196 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc482, #82c49a); }

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Questions

What color is #8BC482?: #8BC482 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 #8BC482?: The RGB value is 139, 196, 130: 139 red, 196 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC482?: The complementary color is #BB82C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.