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#8BB172 Color

#8BB172 is rgb(139, 177, 114) in RGB, hsl(96, 29%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BB172
HEX#8BB172
RGBrgb(139, 177, 114)
HSLhsl(96, 29%, 57%)
HSVhsv(96, 36%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.097 133.6)
LABlab(68.23% -22.01 27.93)
LCHlch(68.23% 35.56 128.25)

What #8BB172 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8BB172, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 5.58Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 7.36Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.84Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.3Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.94Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8BB172 Channel Values

How #8BB172 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 139 · G 177 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 29% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 36% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BB172 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BB172 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BB172

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BB172; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BB172
Complementary
#9872B1
Analogous
#ABB172
Analogous
#72B178
Triadic
#728BB1
Triadic
#B1728B
Split comp.
#7872B1
Split comp.
#B172AB

Tints & Shades of #8BB172

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BBC85
#ABC799
#BCD2AD
#C9DBBD
#D9E6D1
#E9F1E5

Shades

#76A159
#658A4C
#52703E
#415931
#2E3F22
#1D2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BB172.

How #8BB172 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8BB172
Protanopia#ABAB72
Protanomaly#9FAE72
Deuteranopia#A6A674
Deuteranomaly#9CAA73
Tritanopia#93ABAB
Tritanomaly#90AD97
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BB172 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8bb172: #8BB172;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BB172;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bb172': '#8BB172' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.694, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_8bb172">#8BB172</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BB172"

More Green Colors

#8BB172 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BB172 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BB172?

#8BB172 is a mid-tone green — rgb(139, 177, 114) in RGB and hsl(96, 29%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #8BB172?

#8BB172 is rgb(139, 177, 114) — red 139, green 177, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BB172?

#8BB172 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BB172 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BB172 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BB172 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BB172 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.84, which is visibly different.

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