Information about #8BB516 color

#8BB516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8BB516 falls into the Chartreuse Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 181, 22) — 54.5% red, 71% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 62 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8BB516 is a strongly colored yellow-green that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pea Green (#8EAB12) and Sickly Green (#94B21C).

The recipe behind #8BB516 is rgb(139, 181, 22), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8BB516: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #8BB516 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8BB516 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8BB516 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8BB516

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Apple Green color link
Apple Green

#8DB600

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Dark Lime color link
Dark Lime

#84B701

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8BB516
  • RGB139, 181, 22
  • CMYK16, 0, 62, 29
  • CSSrgb(139, 181, 22)
  • HSL76°, 78%, 40%
  • HSL Precise75.849°, 78.325%, 39.804%
  • HSV76°, 88%, 71%
  • HSB76°, 88%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.710, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.710, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.710, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8BB516
  • DECIMAL ID9155862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01