What color is #8FAF55?

#8FAF55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAF55?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 85: 143 red, 175 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAF55?

The complementary color is #7555AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAF55?

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.

#8FAF55 color

#8FAF55 rgb(143, 175, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAF55 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 33.3% blue (143, 175, 85).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8FAF55 color codes

HEX	`#8FAF55`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 51%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.39, -25.59, 42.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.39, 49.34, 121.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.297, 37.155, 14.273)`
Decimal	`9416533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAF55, 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 #8FAF55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAF55 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 #8FAF55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faf55; }
.text { color: #8faf55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faf55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faf55, #62af55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FAF55?: #8FAF55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAF55?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 85: 143 red, 175 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAF55?: The complementary color is #7555AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAF55?: 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.