What color is #8FABA6?

#8FABA6 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 #8FABA6?

The RGB value is 143, 171, 166: 143 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FABA6?

The complementary color is #AB8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FABA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FABA6 color

#8FABA6 rgb(143, 171, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FABA6 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 67.1% green and 65.1% blue (143, 171, 166).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 8.54:1).

#8FABA6 color codes

HEX	`#8FABA6`
RGB	`rgb(143, 171, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 67.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.81, -10.65, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.81, 10.67, 183.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.772, 37.718, 41.623)`
Decimal	`9415590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FABA6, 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 #8FABA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FABA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #8FABA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faba6; }
.text { color: #8faba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 171 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faba6, #8fa2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FABA6?: #8FABA6 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 #8FABA6?: The RGB value is 143, 171, 166: 143 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FABA6?: The complementary color is #AB8F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FABA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.