What color is #8FAF93?

#8FAF93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAF93?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 147: 143 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAF93?

The complementary color is #AF8FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAF93 color

#8FAF93 rgb(143, 175, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAF93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 57.6% blue (143, 175, 147).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#8FAF93 color codes

HEX	`#8FAF93`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, -16.52, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 19.73, 146.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.923, 38.605, 33.368)`
Decimal	`9416595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAF93, 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 #8FAF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #8FAF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faf93; }
.text { color: #8faf93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faf93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faf93, #8fafa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FAF93?: #8FAF93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAF93?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 147: 143 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAF93?: The complementary color is #AF8FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.