What color is #8FA998?

#8FA998 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA998?

The RGB value is 143, 169, 152: 143 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA998?

The complementary color is #A98FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA998 color

#8FA998 rgb(143, 169, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FA998 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.3% green and 59.6% blue (143, 169, 152).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#8FA998 color codes

HEX	`#8FA998`
RGB	`rgb(143, 169, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, -12.42, 5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 13.7, 155.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.182, 36.482, 35.099)`
Decimal	`9415064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA998, 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 #8FA998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #8FA998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa998; }
.text { color: #8fa998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 169 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa998, #8fa9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FA998?: #8FA998 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA998?: The RGB value is 143, 169, 152: 143 red, 169 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA998?: The complementary color is #A98FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.