What color is #8FB3AC?

#8FB3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB3AC?

The RGB value is 143, 179, 172: 143 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB3AC?

The complementary color is #B38F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB3AC color

#8FB3AC rgb(143, 179, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FB3AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (143, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#8FB3AC color codes

HEX	`#8FB3AC`
RGB	`rgb(143, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -13.61, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 13.61, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.892, 41.057, 45.108)`
Decimal	`9417644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB3AC, 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 #8FB3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #8FB3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb3ac; }
.text { color: #8fb3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb3ac, #8fa8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FB3AC?: #8FB3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB3AC?: The RGB value is 143, 179, 172: 143 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB3AC?: The complementary color is #B38F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.