What color is #8FAD91?

#8FAD91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAD91?

The RGB value is 143, 173, 145: 143 red, 173 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAD91?

The complementary color is #AD8FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAD91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAD91 color

#8FAD91 rgb(143, 173, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAD91 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 67.8% green and 56.9% blue (143, 173, 145).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#8FAD91 color codes

HEX	`#8FAD91`
RGB	`rgb(143, 173, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 67.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, -15.85, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 19.3, 145.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.381, 37.77, 32.42)`
Decimal	`9416081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAD91, 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 #8FAD91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAD91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #8FAD91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fad91; }
.text { color: #8fad91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fad91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 173 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fad91, #8fada0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FAD91?: #8FAD91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAD91?: The RGB value is 143, 173, 145: 143 red, 173 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAD91?: The complementary color is #AD8FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAD91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.