What color is #8FB48C?

#8FB48C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB48C?

The RGB value is 143, 180, 140: 143 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB48C?

The complementary color is #B18CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB48C color

#8FB48C rgb(143, 180, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB48C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 70.6% green and 54.9% blue (143, 180, 140).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#8FB48C color codes

HEX	`#8FB48C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 180, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 70.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -20.34, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 26.13, 141.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.381, 40.375, 30.893)`
Decimal	`9417868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB48C, 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 #8FB48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #8FB48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb48c; }
.text { color: #8fb48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 180 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb48c, #8cb49d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FB48C?: #8FB48C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB48C?: The RGB value is 143, 180, 140: 143 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB48C?: The complementary color is #B18CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.