What color is #8FB17B?

#8FB17B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB17B?

The RGB value is 143, 177, 123: 143 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB17B?

The complementary color is #9D7BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB17B?

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.

#8FB17B color

#8FB17B rgb(143, 177, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB17B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 69.4% green and 48.2% blue (143, 177, 123).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8FB17B color codes

HEX	`#8FB17B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 177, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 69.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, -21.63, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 32.28, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.624, 38.713, 24.594)`
Decimal	`9417083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB17B, 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 #8FB17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB17B 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 #8FB17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb17b; }
.text { color: #8fb17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 177 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb17b, #7bb182); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FB17B?: #8FB17B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB17B?: The RGB value is 143, 177, 123: 143 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB17B?: The complementary color is #9D7BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB17B?: 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.