What color is #8F9C80?

#8F9C80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9C80?

The RGB value is 143, 156, 128: 143 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9C80?

The complementary color is #8D809C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9C80 color

#8F9C80 rgb(143, 156, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9C80 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 61.2% green and 50.2% blue (143, 156, 128).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#8F9C80 color codes

HEX	`#8F9C80`
RGB	`rgb(143, 156, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 61.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -9.89, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 16.44, 126.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.112, 31.175, 25.007)`
Decimal	`9411712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9C80, 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 #8F9C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #8F9C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9c80; }
.text { color: #8f9c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 156 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9c80, #819c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9C80?: #8F9C80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9C80?: The RGB value is 143, 156, 128: 143 red, 156 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9C80?: The complementary color is #8D809C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.