What color is #8FAAA1?

#8FAAA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAAA1?

The RGB value is 143, 170, 161: 143 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAAA1?

The complementary color is #AA8F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAAA1 color

#8FAAA1 rgb(143, 170, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FAAA1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (143, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#8FAAA1 color codes

HEX	`#8FAAA1`
RGB	`rgb(143, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.4, -11.15, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.4, 11.26, 172.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.134, 37.161, 39.191)`
Decimal	`9415329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAAA1, 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 #8FAAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #8FAAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faaa1; }
.text { color: #8faaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faaa1, #8fa6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FAAA1?: #8FAAA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAAA1?: The RGB value is 143, 170, 161: 143 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAAA1?: The complementary color is #AA8F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.