What color is #8F9F3E?

#8F9F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9F3E?

The RGB value is 143, 159, 62: 143 red, 159 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9F3E?

The complementary color is #4E3E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9F3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9F3E color

#8F9F3E rgb(143, 159, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #8F9F3E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 62.4% green and 24.3% blue (143, 159, 62).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 44% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#8F9F3E color codes

HEX	`#8F9F3E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 159, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 62.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 44%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 61%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 61%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, -19.71, 47.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 51.37, 112.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.596, 30.984, 9.241)`
Decimal	`9412414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9F3E, 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 #8F9F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #8F9F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9f3e; }
.text { color: #8f9f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 159 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9f3e, #5f9f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F9F3E?: #8F9F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9F3E?: The RGB value is 143, 159, 62: 143 red, 159 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9F3E?: The complementary color is #4E3E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9F3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.