What color is #8FB2A0?

#8FB2A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB2A0?

The RGB value is 143, 178, 160: 143 red, 178 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB2A0?

The complementary color is #B28FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB2A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB2A0 color

#8FB2A0 rgb(143, 178, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB2A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 69.8% green and 62.7% blue (143, 178, 160).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#8FB2A0 color codes

HEX	`#8FB2A0`
RGB	`rgb(143, 178, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 69.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, -15.56, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 16.44, 161.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.592, 40.217, 39.244)`
Decimal	`9417376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB2A0, 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 #8FB2A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB2A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #8FB2A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb2a0; }
.text { color: #8fb2a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb2a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 178 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb2a0, #8fb2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8FB2A0?: #8FB2A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB2A0?: The RGB value is 143, 178, 160: 143 red, 178 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB2A0?: The complementary color is #B28FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB2A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.