What color is #8DB486?

#8DB486 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB486?

The RGB value is 141, 180, 134: 141 red, 180 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB486?

The complementary color is #AD86B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB486 color

#8DB486 rgb(141, 180, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB486 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 70.6% green and 52.5% blue (141, 180, 134).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#8DB486 color codes

HEX	`#8DB486`
RGB	`rgb(141, 180, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 70.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -22.07, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 29.32, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.608, 40.026, 28.61)`
Decimal	`9286790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB486, 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 #8DB486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #8DB486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db486; }
.text { color: #8db486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 180 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db486, #86b496); }

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Questions

What color is #8DB486?: #8DB486 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB486?: The RGB value is 141, 180, 134: 141 red, 180 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB486?: The complementary color is #AD86B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.