What color is #8FAA80?

#8FAA80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAA80?

The RGB value is 143, 170, 128: 143 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAA80?

The complementary color is #9B80AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAA80 color

#8FAA80 rgb(143, 170, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAA80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.7% green and 50.2% blue (143, 170, 128).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#8FAA80 color codes

HEX	`#8FAA80`
RGB	`rgb(143, 170, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, -17.27, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 25.42, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.598, 36.147, 25.836)`
Decimal	`9415296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAA80, 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 #8FAA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #8FAA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faa80; }
.text { color: #8faa80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faa80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 170 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faa80, #80aa86); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8FAA80?: #8FAA80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAA80?: The RGB value is 143, 170, 128: 143 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAA80?: The complementary color is #9B80AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.