What color is #8F977A?

#8F977A 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 #8F977A?

The RGB value is 143, 151, 122: 143 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F977A?

The complementary color is #827A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F977A color

#8F977A rgb(143, 151, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F977A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (143, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 12% saturation and 54% 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 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#8F977A color codes

HEX	`#8F977A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, -8.2, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 16.52, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.907, 29.378, 22.714)`
Decimal	`9410426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F977A, 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 #8F977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #8F977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f977a; }
.text { color: #8f977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f977a, #81977a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8F977A?: #8F977A 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 #8F977A?: The RGB value is 143, 151, 122: 143 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F977A?: The complementary color is #827A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.