What color is #8F9A72?

#8F9A72 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 #8F9A72?

The RGB value is 143, 154, 114: 143 red, 154 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9A72?

The complementary color is #7D729A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9A72 color

#8F9A72 rgb(143, 154, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9A72 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60.4% green and 44.7% blue (143, 154, 114).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8F9A72 color codes

HEX	`#8F9A72`
RGB	`rgb(143, 154, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -11.09, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 22.64, 119.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.92, 30.166, 20.373)`
Decimal	`9411186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9A72, 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 #8F9A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8F9A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9a72; }
.text { color: #8f9a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 154 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9a72, #7b9a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9A72?: #8F9A72 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 #8F9A72?: The RGB value is 143, 154, 114: 143 red, 154 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9A72?: The complementary color is #7D729A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.