What color is #8FA495?

#8FA495 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA495?

The RGB value is 143, 164, 149: 143 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA495?

The complementary color is #A48F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA495 color

#8FA495 rgb(143, 164, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FA495 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (143, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#8FA495 color codes

HEX	`#8FA495`
RGB	`rgb(143, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, -10.35, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 11.63, 152.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.027, 34.56, 33.517)`
Decimal	`9413781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA495, 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 #8FA495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #8FA495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa495; }
.text { color: #8fa495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa495, #8fa4a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FA495?: #8FA495 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA495?: The RGB value is 143, 164, 149: 143 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA495?: The complementary color is #A48F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.