What color is #8FB69B?

#8FB69B 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 #8FB69B?

The RGB value is 143, 182, 155: 143 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB69B?

The complementary color is #B68FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB69B color

#8FB69B rgb(143, 182, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB69B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 71.4% green and 60.8% blue (143, 182, 155).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#8FB69B color codes

HEX	`#8FB69B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 182, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 71.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -18.6, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 20.88, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.97, 41.661, 37.256)`
Decimal	`9418395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB69B, 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 #8FB69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #8FB69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb69b; }
.text { color: #8fb69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 182 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb69b, #8fb6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8FB69B?: #8FB69B 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 #8FB69B?: The RGB value is 143, 182, 155: 143 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB69B?: The complementary color is #B68FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.