What color is #8FA694?

#8FA694 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA694?

The RGB value is 143, 166, 148: 143 red, 166 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA694?

The complementary color is #A68FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA694 color

#8FA694 rgb(143, 166, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA694 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 65.1% green and 58% blue (143, 166, 148).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#8FA694 color codes

HEX	`#8FA694`
RGB	`rgb(143, 166, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 65.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -11.61, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 13.37, 150.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.308, 35.25, 33.218)`
Decimal	`9414292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA694, 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 #8FA694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #8FA694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa694; }
.text { color: #8fa694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 166 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa694, #8fa6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FA694?: #8FA694 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA694?: The RGB value is 143, 166, 148: 143 red, 166 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA694?: The complementary color is #A68FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.