What color is #8FA78A?

#8FA78A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA78A?

The RGB value is 143, 167, 138: 143 red, 167 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA78A?

The complementary color is #A28AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA78A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA78A color

#8FA78A rgb(143, 167, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA78A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 65.5% green and 54.1% blue (143, 167, 138).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#8FA78A color codes

HEX	`#8FA78A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 167, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 65.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, -13.99, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 18.6, 138.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.733, 35.312, 29.289)`
Decimal	`9414538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA78A, 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 #8FA78A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA78A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #8FA78A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa78a; }
.text { color: #8fa78a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa78a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 167 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa78a, #8aa793); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FA78A?: #8FA78A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA78A?: The RGB value is 143, 167, 138: 143 red, 167 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA78A?: The complementary color is #A28AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA78A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.