What color is #8F9472?

#8F9472 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9472?

The RGB value is 143, 148, 114: 143 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9472?

The complementary color is #777294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9472 color

#8F9472 rgb(143, 148, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9472 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58% green and 44.7% blue (143, 148, 114).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8F9472 color codes

HEX	`#8F9472`
RGB	`rgb(143, 148, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, -7.85, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 19.11, 114.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.955, 28.235, 20.051)`
Decimal	`9409650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9472, 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 #8F9472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8F9472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9472; }
.text { color: #8f9472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 148 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9472, #7e9472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9472?: #8F9472 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9472?: The RGB value is 143, 148, 114: 143 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9472?: The complementary color is #777294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.