What color is #8FA997?

#8FA997 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA997?

The RGB value is 143, 169, 151: 143 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA997?

The complementary color is #A98FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA997 color

#8FA997 rgb(143, 169, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA997 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.3% green and 59.2% blue (143, 169, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#8FA997 color codes

HEX	`#8FA997`
RGB	`rgb(143, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, -12.62, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 14.1, 153.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.1, 36.449, 34.669)`
Decimal	`9415063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA997, 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 #8FA997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #8FA997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa997; }
.text { color: #8fa997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa997, #8fa9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FA997?: #8FA997 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA997?: The RGB value is 143, 169, 151: 143 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA997?: The complementary color is #A98FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.