Close to Dark Sea Green
#8BB481
#8BB481 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 70.6% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 108°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8BB481.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.35:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.94:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.35:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8BB481 as they’d see it.
#8BB481 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8BB481
What color is #8BB481?
#8BB481 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 70.6% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 108°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8BB481 in RGB?
#8BB481 is rgb(139, 180, 129): 139 red, 180 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8BB481 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 28, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8BB481?
PANTONE 345 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8BB481?
Its complement #C59BCF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.