What color is #8FB287?

#8FB287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB287?

The RGB value is 143, 178, 135: 143 red, 178 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB287?

The complementary color is #AA87B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB287 color

#8FB287 rgb(143, 178, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB287 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 69.8% green and 52.9% blue (143, 178, 135).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#8FB287 color codes

HEX	`#8FB287`
RGB	`rgb(143, 178, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 69.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, -20.19, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 27.17, 137.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.62, 39.429, 28.862)`
Decimal	`9417351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB287, 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 #8FB287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #8FB287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb287; }
.text { color: #8fb287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 178 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb287, #87b295); }

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Questions

What color is #8FB287?: #8FB287 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB287?: The RGB value is 143, 178, 135: 143 red, 178 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB287?: The complementary color is #AA87B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.