What color is #8CBE88?

#8CBE88 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 #8CBE88?

The RGB value is 140, 190, 136: 140 red, 190 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CBE88?

The complementary color is #BA88BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CBE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CBE88 color

#8CBE88 rgb(140, 190, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CBE88 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 74.5% green and 53.3% blue (140, 190, 136).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#8CBE88 color codes

HEX	`#8CBE88`
RGB	`rgb(140, 190, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 74.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.35, -27.02, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.35, 34.92, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.671, 44.179, 30.041)`
Decimal	`9223816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CBE88, 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 #8CBE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CBE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #8CBE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cbe88; }
.text { color: #8cbe88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cbe88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 190 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cbe88, #88be9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8CBE88?: #8CBE88 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 #8CBE88?: The RGB value is 140, 190, 136: 140 red, 190 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CBE88?: The complementary color is #BA88BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CBE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.