What color is #8F9679?

#8F9679 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9679?

The RGB value is 143, 150, 121: 143 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9679?

The complementary color is #807996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9679 color

#8F9679 rgb(143, 150, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9679 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.8% green and 47.5% blue (143, 150, 121).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#8F9679 color codes

HEX	`#8F9679`
RGB	`rgb(143, 150, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -7.82, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 16.46, 118.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.685, 29.033, 22.336)`
Decimal	`9410169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9679, 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 #8F9679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #8F9679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9679; }
.text { color: #8f9679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 150 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9679, #819679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F9679?: #8F9679 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9679?: The RGB value is 143, 150, 121: 143 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9679?: The complementary color is #807996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.