What color is #8FA376?

#8FA376 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA376?

The RGB value is 143, 163, 118: 143 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA376?

The complementary color is #8A76A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA376 color

#8FA376 rgb(143, 163, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA376 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 63.9% green and 46.3% blue (143, 163, 118).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8FA376 color codes

HEX	`#8FA376`
RGB	`rgb(143, 163, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 63.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.44, -15.23, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.44, 26.04, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.694, 33.342, 22.113)`
Decimal	`9413494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA376, 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 #8FA376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8FA376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa376; }
.text { color: #8fa376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 163 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa376, #79a376); }

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Questions

What color is #8FA376?: #8FA376 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA376?: The RGB value is 143, 163, 118: 143 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA376?: The complementary color is #8A76A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.