What color is #8F9779?

#8F9779 is a grayish yellow-green known as Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Artichoke?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 121: 143 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Artichoke?

The complementary color is #817997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Artichoke color: hex code #8F9779

#8F9779 rgb(143, 151, 121)

Shades of green

Artichoke has the hex code #8F9779. It is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 47.5% blue (143, 151, 121).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

Artichoke (#8F9779) color codes

HEX	`#8F9779`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -8.37, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 17.06, 119.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.845, 29.353, 22.39)`
Decimal	`9410425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Artichoke, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F9779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F9779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9779; }
.text { color: #8f9779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9779, #809779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #8F9779 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F9779?: #8F9779 is a grayish yellow-green known as Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Artichoke?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 121: 143 red, 151 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Artichoke?: The complementary color is #817997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.