What color is #8F957F?

#8F957F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F957F?

The RGB value is 143, 149, 127: 143 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F957F?

The complementary color is #857F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F957F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F957F color

#8F957F rgb(143, 149, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F957F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.4% green and 49.8% blue (143, 149, 127).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8F957F color codes

HEX	`#8F957F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 149, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -6.27, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 12.57, 119.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.905, 28.867, 24.282)`
Decimal	`9409919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F957F, 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 #8F957F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F957F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8F957F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f957f; }
.text { color: #8f957f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f957f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 149 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f957f, #84957f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F957F?: #8F957F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F957F?: The RGB value is 143, 149, 127: 143 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F957F?: The complementary color is #857F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F957F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.