What color is #8FAFA3?

#8FAFA3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FAFA3?

The RGB value is 143, 175, 163: 143 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FAFA3?

The complementary color is #AF8F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FAFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FAFA3 color

#8FAFA3 rgb(143, 175, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FAFA3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 68.6% green and 63.9% blue (143, 175, 163).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#8FAFA3 color codes

HEX	`#8FAFA3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 175, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 68.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -13.39, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 13.62, 169.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.267, 39.143, 40.446)`
Decimal	`9416611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FAFA3, 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 #8FAFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FAFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #8FAFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fafa3; }
.text { color: #8fafa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fafa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 175 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fafa3, #8fabaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FAFA3?: #8FAFA3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FAFA3?: The RGB value is 143, 175, 163: 143 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FAFA3?: The complementary color is #AF8F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FAFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.