What color is #8DB99F?

#8DB99F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB99F?

The RGB value is 141, 185, 159: 141 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB99F?

The complementary color is #B98DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB99F color

#8DB99F rgb(141, 185, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DB99F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 72.5% green and 62.4% blue (141, 185, 159).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#8DB99F color codes

HEX	`#8DB99F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 185, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 72.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, -20.01, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 21.73, 157.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.59, 42.863, 39.245)`
Decimal	`9288095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB99F, 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 #8DB99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #8DB99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db99f; }
.text { color: #8db99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 185 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db99f, #8db9b5); }

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Questions

What color is #8DB99F?: #8DB99F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB99F?: The RGB value is 141, 185, 159: 141 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB99F?: The complementary color is #B98DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.