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#8BBBA5 Color

#8BBBA5 is rgb(139, 187, 165) in RGB, hsl(153, 26%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 27%) 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 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BBBA5
HEX#8BBBA5
RGBrgb(139, 187, 165)
HSLhsl(153, 26%, 64%)
HSVhsv(153, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.06 164.9)
LABlab(71.99% -19.99 5.78)
LCHlch(71.99% 20.81 163.87)

What #8BBBA5 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 #8BBBA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#8BBBA5 Channel Values

How #8BBBA5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 26% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BBBA5 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8BBBA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BBBA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8BBBA5

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.

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How #8BBBA5 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#8BBBA5
Protanopia#B4B4A5
Protanomaly#A5B7A5
Deuteranopia#ADADA6
Deuteranomaly#A1B3A6
Tritanopia#8FB8B8
Tritanomaly#8DB9B1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #8BBBA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bbba5: #8BBBA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BBBA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bbba5': '#8BBBA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.733, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_8bbba5">#8BBBA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BBBA5"

More Green Colors

#8BBBA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8BBBA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BBBA5?

#8BBBA5 is a light green — rgb(139, 187, 165) in RGB and hsl(153, 26%, 64%) 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 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #8BBBA5?

#8BBBA5 is rgb(139, 187, 165) — red 139, green 187, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BBBA5?

#8BBBA5 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 12%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BBBA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BBBA5 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BBBA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BBBA5 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 12.23, which is visibly different.

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