What color is #8FA170?

#8FA170 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA170?

The RGB value is 143, 161, 112: 143 red, 161 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA170?

The complementary color is #8270A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA170 color

#8FA170 rgb(143, 161, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA170 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 63.1% green and 43.9% blue (143, 161, 112).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#8FA170 color codes

HEX	`#8FA170`
RGB	`rgb(143, 161, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 63.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -15.09, 23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 27.91, 122.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.997, 32.499, 20.177)`
Decimal	`9412976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA170, 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 #8FA170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #8FA170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa170; }
.text { color: #8fa170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 161 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa170, #77a170); }

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Questions

What color is #8FA170?: #8FA170 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA170?: The RGB value is 143, 161, 112: 143 red, 161 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA170?: The complementary color is #8270A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.