What color is #8F996B?

#8F996B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F996B?

The RGB value is 143, 153, 107: 143 red, 153 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F996B?

The complementary color is #756B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F996B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F996B color

#8F996B rgb(143, 153, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F996B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60% green and 42% blue (143, 153, 107).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#8F996B color codes

HEX	`#8F996B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 153, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -11.59, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 25.79, 116.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.373, 29.684, 18.3)`
Decimal	`9410923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F996B, 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 #8F996B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F996B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #8F996B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f996b; }
.text { color: #8f996b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f996b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 153 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f996b, #78996b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F996B?: #8F996B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F996B?: The RGB value is 143, 153, 107: 143 red, 153 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F996B?: The complementary color is #756B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F996B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.