What color is #8FA353?

#8FA353 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA353?

The RGB value is 143, 163, 83: 143 red, 163 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA353?

The complementary color is #6753A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA353?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA353 color

#8FA353 rgb(143, 163, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA353 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 63.9% green and 32.5% blue (143, 163, 83).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#8FA353 color codes

HEX	`#8FA353`
RGB	`rgb(143, 163, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 63.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 49%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, -19.81, 38.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 43.7, 116.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.986, 32.659, 13.117)`
Decimal	`9413459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA353, 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 #8FA353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #8FA353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa353; }
.text { color: #8fa353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 163 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa353, #67a353); }

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Questions

What color is #8FA353?: #8FA353 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA353?: The RGB value is 143, 163, 83: 143 red, 163 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA353?: The complementary color is #6753A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA353?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.