What color is #8FAC89?

#8FAC89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAC89?

The RGB value is 143, 172, 137: 143 red, 172 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAC89?

The complementary color is #A689AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAC89?

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.

#8FAC89 color

#8FAC89 rgb(143, 172, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAC89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 67.5% green and 53.7% blue (143, 172, 137).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8FAC89 color codes

HEX	`#8FAC89`
RGB	`rgb(143, 172, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 67.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.39, -16.77, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.39, 22.35, 138.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.595, 37.15, 29.221)`
Decimal	`9415817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAC89, 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 #8FAC89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAC89 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 #8FAC89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fac89; }
.text { color: #8fac89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fac89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 172 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fac89, #89ac95); }

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Questions

What color is #8FAC89?: #8FAC89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAC89?: The RGB value is 143, 172, 137: 143 red, 172 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAC89?: The complementary color is #A689AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAC89?: 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.