What color is #8F9B5B?

#8F9B5B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vitality?

The RGB value is 143, 155, 91: 143 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vitality?

The complementary color is #675B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9B5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vitality color: hex code #8F9B5B

#8F9B5B rgb(143, 155, 91)

Shades of green

Vitality has the hex code #8F9B5B. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60.8% green and 35.7% blue (143, 155, 91).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

Vitality (#8F9B5B) color codes

HEX	`#8F9B5B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 155, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.69, -14.77, 32.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.69, 35.33, 114.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.937, 30.038, 14.38)`
Decimal	`9411419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vitality, 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 #8F9B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8F9B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9b5b; }
.text { color: #8f9b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 155 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9b5b, #6f9b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F9B5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F9B5B?: #8F9B5B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vitality?: The RGB value is 143, 155, 91: 143 red, 155 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vitality?: The complementary color is #675B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9B5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.