What color is #8FB971?

#8FB971 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB971?

The RGB value is 143, 185, 113: 143 red, 185 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB971?

The complementary color is #9B71B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB971 color

#8FB971 rgb(143, 185, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB971 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.5% green and 44.3% blue (143, 185, 113).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#8FB971 color codes

HEX	`#8FB971`
RGB	`rgb(143, 185, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, -27.05, 32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 41.97, 130.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.657, 41.729, 22.006)`
Decimal	`9419121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB971, 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 #8FB971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #8FB971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb971; }
.text { color: #8fb971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 185 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb971, #71b977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FB971?: #8FB971 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB971?: The RGB value is 143, 185, 113: 143 red, 185 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB971?: The complementary color is #9B71B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.