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#8BAC0F Gameboy Screen

#8BAC0F is a light, vivid green named Gameboy Screen. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.5% green and 5.9% blue (rgb(139, 172, 15)). Its HSL value is 73° hue, 84% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 33% black. #8BAC0F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.01:1.

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Variations of #8BAC0F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8BAC0F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8BAC0F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BAC0F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3A026
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7A100
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA300
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A026
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A41E
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #93A392
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8DA867
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9BA38C

#8BAC0F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.62:1 Very poor#8BAC0F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.01:1 Very good#8BAC0F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BAC0F in CSS

/* Gameboy Screen */
.color { color: #8BAC0F; }
.background { background-color: #8BAC0F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BAC0F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 172 15);
color: hsl(73 84% 37%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.166 122.5);

#8BAC0F FAQ

What color is #8BAC0F?

#8BAC0F is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Gameboy Screen. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8BAC0F?

#8BAC0F is rgb(139, 172, 15) in RGB, hsl(73, 84%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 91%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BAC0F?

The complementary color of #8BAC0F is #300FAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BAC0F?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BAC0F: 8.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BAC0F a warm or cool color?

#8BAC0F is a cool color.