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#8BB19C Color

#8BB19C is rgb(139, 177, 156) in RGB, hsl(147, 20%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BB19C
HEX#8BB19C
RGBrgb(139, 177, 156)
HSLhsl(147, 20%, 62%)
HSVhsv(147, 21%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.051 160.6)
LABlab(68.95% -16.62 6.36)
LCHlch(68.95% 17.80 159.06)

What #8BB19C 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 #8BB19C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.17Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.98Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.94Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.21Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.52Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.95

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

#8BB19C Channel Values

How #8BB19C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 20% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 21% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BB19C 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BB19C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BB19C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BB19C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BB19C
Complementary
#B18BA0
Analogous
#8DB18B
Analogous
#8BB1B0
Triadic
#9C8BB1
Triadic
#B19C8B
Split comp.
#B08BB1
Split comp.
#B18B8D

Tints & Shades of #8BB19C

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

#9ABCA9
#A9C6B6
#B9D0C3
#CBDCD3
#DAE7E0
#EAF1ED

Shades

#72A187
#5C8A70
#4B715C
#3B5948
#2B4034
#18251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BB19C.

How #8BB19C 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#8BB19C
Protanopia#ABAB9C
Protanomaly#9FAE9C
Deuteranopia#A6A69D
Deuteranomaly#9CAA9D
Tritanopia#8EAFAF
Tritanomaly#8DB0A7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BB19C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bb19c: #8BB19C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BB19C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bb19c': '#8BB19C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.694, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_8bb19c">#8BB19C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BB19C"

More Green Colors

#8BB19C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BB19C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BB19C?

#8BB19C is a light green — rgb(139, 177, 156) in RGB and hsl(147, 20%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #8BB19C?

#8BB19C is rgb(139, 177, 156) — red 139, green 177, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BB19C?

#8BB19C converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BB19C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BB19C scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BB19C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BB19C 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 13.12, which is visibly different.

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