What color is #8FA56C?

#8FA56C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA56C?

The RGB value is 143, 165, 108: 143 red, 165 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA56C?

The complementary color is #826CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA56C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA56C color

#8FA56C rgb(143, 165, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA56C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.7% green and 42.4% blue (143, 165, 108).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#8FA56C color codes

HEX	`#8FA56C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 165, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 64.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 35%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, -17.74, 27.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 32.37, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.489, 33.832, 19.267)`
Decimal	`9413996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA56C, 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 #8FA56C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA56C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #8FA56C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa56c; }
.text { color: #8fa56c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa56c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 165 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa56c, #73a56c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FA56C?: #8FA56C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA56C?: The RGB value is 143, 165, 108: 143 red, 165 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA56C?: The complementary color is #826CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA56C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.