What color is #8BC686?

#8BC686 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 #8BC686?

The RGB value is 139, 198, 134: 139 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC686?

The complementary color is #C186C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC686 color

#8BC686 rgb(139, 198, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC686 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 77.6% green and 52.5% blue (139, 198, 134).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#8BC686 color codes

HEX	`#8BC686`
RGB	`rgb(139, 198, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 77.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.57, -31.52, 26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.57, 40.97, 140.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.143, 47.597, 29.885)`
Decimal	`9160326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC686, 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 #8BC686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #8BC686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc686; }
.text { color: #8bc686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 198 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc686, #86c6a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8BC686?: #8BC686 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 #8BC686?: The RGB value is 139, 198, 134: 139 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC686?: The complementary color is #C186C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.