What color is #8CBB96?

#8CBB96 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CBB96?

The RGB value is 140, 187, 150: 140 red, 187 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CBB96?

The complementary color is #BB8CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CBB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CBB96 color

#8CBB96 rgb(140, 187, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CBB96 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 73.3% green and 58.8% blue (140, 187, 150).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#8CBB96 color codes

HEX	`#8CBB96`
RGB	`rgb(140, 187, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 73.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -23.07, 13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 26.88, 149.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.089, 43.317, 35.413)`
Decimal	`9223062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CBB96, 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 #8CBB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CBB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #8CBB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cbb96; }
.text { color: #8cbb96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cbb96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 187 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cbb96, #8cbbae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CBB96?: #8CBB96 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CBB96?: The RGB value is 140, 187, 150: 140 red, 187 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CBB96?: The complementary color is #BB8CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CBB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.