What color is #8FA199?

#8FA199 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA199?

The RGB value is 143, 161, 153: 143 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA199?

The complementary color is #A18F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA199 color

#8FA199 rgb(143, 161, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA199 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 63.1% green and 60% blue (143, 161, 153).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#8FA199 color codes

HEX	`#8FA199`
RGB	`rgb(143, 161, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 63.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -7.95, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 8.2, 165.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.821, 33.629, 35.051)`
Decimal	`9413017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA199, 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 #8FA199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #8FA199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa199; }
.text { color: #8fa199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 161 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa199, #8fa0a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8FA199?: #8FA199 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA199?: The RGB value is 143, 161, 153: 143 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA199?: The complementary color is #A18F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.