What color is #8FB6A3?

#8FB6A3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB6A3?

The RGB value is 143, 182, 163: 143 red, 182 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB6A3?

The complementary color is #B68FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB6A3 color

#8FB6A3 rgb(143, 182, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB6A3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 71.4% green and 63.9% blue (143, 182, 163).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#8FB6A3 color codes

HEX	`#8FB6A3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 182, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 71.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.83, -17.03, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.83, 17.86, 162.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.665, 41.939, 40.912)`
Decimal	`9418403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB6A3, 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 #8FB6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #8FB6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb6a3; }
.text { color: #8fb6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 182 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb6a3, #8fb6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8FB6A3?: #8FB6A3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB6A3?: The RGB value is 143, 182, 163: 143 red, 182 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB6A3?: The complementary color is #B68FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.