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#8BBB8C Color

#8BBB8C is rgb(139, 187, 140) in RGB, hsl(121, 26%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BBB8C
HEX#8BBB8C
RGBrgb(139, 187, 140)
HSLhsl(121, 26%, 64%)
HSVhsv(121, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.084 145.2)
LABlab(71.53% -23.52 18.56)
LCHlch(71.53% 29.96 141.73)

What #8BBB8C 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 #8BBB8C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 1.63Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.96Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.61Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.03Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.09Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.29

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

#8BBB8C Channel Values

How #8BBB8C 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 187 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 26% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BBB8C 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BBB8C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BBB8C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BBB8C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BBB8C
Complementary
#BB8BBA
Analogous
#A2BB8B
Analogous
#8BBBA4
Triadic
#8C8BBB
Triadic
#BB8C8B
Split comp.
#A48BBB
Split comp.
#BB8BA2

Tints & Shades of #8BBB8C

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

#9BC59C
#ABCEAC
#BCD7BC
#C8DFC9
#D8E8D9
#E9F2E9

Shades

#6EAA6F
#59975A
#487A49
#396039
#284328
#192A19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BBB8C.

How #8BBB8C 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#8BBB8C
Protanopia#B4B48C
Protanomaly#A5B78C
Deuteranopia#ADAD8E
Deuteranomaly#A1B38D
Tritanopia#92B6B6
Tritanomaly#8FB8A7
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BBB8C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bbb8c: #8BBB8C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BBB8C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bbb8c': '#8BBB8C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.733, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_8bbb8c">#8BBB8C</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BBB8C"

More Green Colors

#8BBB8C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BBB8C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BBB8C?

#8BBB8C is a light green — rgb(139, 187, 140) in RGB and hsl(121, 26%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #8BBB8C?

#8BBB8C is rgb(139, 187, 140) — red 139, green 187, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BBB8C?

#8BBB8C converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BBB8C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BBB8C scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BBB8C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BBB8C 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 1.63, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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