What color is #8DBF8B?

#8DBF8B 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 #8DBF8B?

The RGB value is 141, 191, 139: 141 red, 191 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBF8B?

The complementary color is #BD8BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBF8B color

#8DBF8B rgb(141, 191, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DBF8B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 74.9% green and 54.5% blue (141, 191, 139).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#8DBF8B color codes

HEX	`#8DBF8B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 191, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 74.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -26.66, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 33.99, 141.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.274, 44.787, 31.26)`
Decimal	`9289611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBF8B, 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 #8DBF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #8DBF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbf8b; }
.text { color: #8dbf8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbf8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 191 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbf8b, #8bbfa3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8DBF8B?: #8DBF8B 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 #8DBF8B?: The RGB value is 141, 191, 139: 141 red, 191 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBF8B?: The complementary color is #BD8BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.