What color is #8FA989?

#8FA989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA989?

The RGB value is 143, 169, 137: 143 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA989?

The complementary color is #A389A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA989 color

#8FA989 rgb(143, 169, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA989 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (143, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#8FA989 color codes

HEX	`#8FA989`
RGB	`rgb(143, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -15.21, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 20.39, 138.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.03, 36.021, 29.033)`
Decimal	`9415049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA989, 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 #8FA989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #8FA989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa989; }
.text { color: #8fa989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa989, #89a993); }

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Questions

What color is #8FA989?: #8FA989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA989?: The RGB value is 143, 169, 137: 143 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA989?: The complementary color is #A389A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.