What color is #8DBEA3?

#8DBEA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DBEA3?

The RGB value is 141, 190, 163: 141 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBEA3?

The complementary color is #BE8DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBEA3 color

#8DBEA3 rgb(141, 190, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DBEA3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 74.5% green and 63.9% blue (141, 190, 163).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#8DBEA3 color codes

HEX	`#8DBEA3`
RGB	`rgb(141, 190, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 74.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -21.74, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 23.33, 158.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.007, 45.133, 41.458)`
Decimal	`9289379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBEA3, 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 #8DBEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #8DBEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbea3; }
.text { color: #8dbea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 190 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbea3, #8dbebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8DBEA3?: #8DBEA3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DBEA3?: The RGB value is 141, 190, 163: 141 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBEA3?: The complementary color is #BE8DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.