What color is #8FB89B?

#8FB89B 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 #8FB89B?

The RGB value is 143, 184, 155: 143 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB89B?

The complementary color is #B88FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB89B color

#8FB89B rgb(143, 184, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB89B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.2% green and 60.8% blue (143, 184, 155).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#8FB89B color codes

HEX	`#8FB89B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 184, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, -19.62, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 22.16, 152.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.383, 42.486, 37.393)`
Decimal	`9418907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB89B, 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 #8FB89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #8FB89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb89b; }
.text { color: #8fb89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 184 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb89b, #8fb8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8FB89B?: #8FB89B 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 #8FB89B?: The RGB value is 143, 184, 155: 143 red, 184 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB89B?: The complementary color is #B88FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.