What color is #8FAF96?

#8FAF96 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 #8FAF96?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 150: 143 red, 175 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAF96?

The complementary color is #AF8FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAF96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAF96 color

#8FAF96 rgb(143, 175, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAF96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 58.8% blue (143, 175, 150).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#8FAF96 color codes

HEX	`#8FAF96`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -15.95, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 18.43, 149.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.161, 38.701, 34.624)`
Decimal	`9416598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAF96, 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 #8FAF96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAF96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #8FAF96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8faf96; }
.text { color: #8faf96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8faf96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8faf96, #8fafa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8FAF96?: #8FAF96 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 #8FAF96?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 150: 143 red, 175 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAF96?: The complementary color is #AF8FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAF96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.