What color is #8DBF9A?

#8DBF9A 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 #8DBF9A?

The RGB value is 141, 191, 154: 141 red, 191 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBF9A?

The complementary color is #BF8DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBF9A color

#8DBF9A rgb(141, 191, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DBF9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 74.9% green and 60.4% blue (141, 191, 154).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#8DBF9A color codes

HEX	`#8DBF9A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 191, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 74.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 19%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -23.98, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 27.49, 150.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.446, 45.256, 37.433)`
Decimal	`9289626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBF9A, 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 #8DBF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #8DBF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbf9a; }
.text { color: #8dbf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 191 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbf9a, #8dbfb3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8DBF9A?: #8DBF9A 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 #8DBF9A?: The RGB value is 141, 191, 154: 141 red, 191 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBF9A?: The complementary color is #BF8DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.