What color is #8BC5A8?

#8BC5A8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC5A8?

The RGB value is 139, 197, 168: 139 red, 197 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC5A8?

The complementary color is #C58BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC5A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC5A8 color

#8BC5A8 rgb(139, 197, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC5A8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 77.3% green and 65.9% blue (139, 197, 168).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#8BC5A8 color codes

HEX	`#8BC5A8`
RGB	`rgb(139, 197, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 77.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.98, -24.85, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.98, 26.3, 160.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.679, 48.247, 44.365)`
Decimal	`9160104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC5A8, 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 #8BC5A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC5A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #8BC5A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc5a8; }
.text { color: #8bc5a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc5a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 197 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc5a8, #8bc5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8BC5A8?: #8BC5A8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC5A8?: The RGB value is 139, 197, 168: 139 red, 197 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC5A8?: The complementary color is #C58BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC5A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.