What color is #8BCD87?

#8BCD87 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 #8BCD87?

The RGB value is 139, 205, 135: 139 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BCD87?

The complementary color is #C987CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BCD87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BCD87 color

#8BCD87 rgb(139, 205, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BCD87 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 80.4% green and 52.9% blue (139, 205, 135).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#8BCD87 color codes

HEX	`#8BCD87`
RGB	`rgb(139, 205, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 80.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -34.63, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 44.78, 140.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.85, 50.899, 30.8)`
Decimal	`9162119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BCD87, 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 #8BCD87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BCD87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #8BCD87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bcd87; }
.text { color: #8bcd87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bcd87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 205 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bcd87, #87cda6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #8BCD87?: #8BCD87 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 #8BCD87?: The RGB value is 139, 205, 135: 139 red, 205 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BCD87?: The complementary color is #C987CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BCD87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.