What color is #8DAF7D?

#8DAF7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DAF7D?

The RGB value is 141, 175, 125: 141 red, 175 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DAF7D?

The complementary color is #9F7DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DAF7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DAF7D color

#8DAF7D rgb(141, 175, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DAF7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 68.6% green and 49% blue (141, 175, 125).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#8DAF7D color codes

HEX	`#8DAF7D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 175, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 68.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -21.04, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 30.41, 133.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.015, 37.803, 25.113)`
Decimal	`9285501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DAF7D, 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 #8DAF7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DAF7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #8DAF7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8daf7d; }
.text { color: #8daf7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8daf7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 175 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8daf7d, #7daf86); }

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Questions

What color is #8DAF7D?: #8DAF7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DAF7D?: The RGB value is 141, 175, 125: 141 red, 175 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DAF7D?: The complementary color is #9F7DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DAF7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.