What color is #8BE88B?

#8BE88B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BE88B?

The RGB value is 139, 232, 139: 139 red, 232 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BE88B?

The complementary color is #E88BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BE88B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BE88B color

#8BE88B rgb(139, 232, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BE88B is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 91% green and 54.5% blue (139, 232, 139).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#8BE88B color codes

HEX	`#8BE88B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 232, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 91%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, -46, 36.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 58.88, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.162, 65.064, 34.653)`
Decimal	`9169035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BE88B, 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 #8BE88B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BE88B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #8BE88B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8be88b; }
.text { color: #8be88b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8be88b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 232 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8be88b, #8be8b9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8BE88B?: #8BE88B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BE88B?: The RGB value is 139, 232, 139: 139 red, 232 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BE88B?: The complementary color is #E88BE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BE88B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.