What color is #8F9775?

#8F9775 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 #8F9775?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 117: 143 red, 151 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9775?

The complementary color is #7D7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9775 color

#8F9775 rgb(143, 151, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9775 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 45.9% blue (143, 151, 117).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#8F9775 color codes

HEX	`#8F9775`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -9.01, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 19.23, 117.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.605, 29.257, 21.124)`
Decimal	`9410421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9775, 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 #8F9775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #8F9775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9775; }
.text { color: #8f9775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9775, #7e9775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9775?: #8F9775 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 #8F9775?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 117: 143 red, 151 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9775?: The complementary color is #7D7597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.