What color is #8FB987?

#8FB987 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB987?

The RGB value is 143, 185, 135: 143 red, 185 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB987?

The complementary color is #B187B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB987 color

#8FB987 rgb(143, 185, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FB987 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.5% green and 52.9% blue (143, 185, 135).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#8FB987 color codes

HEX	`#8FB987`
RGB	`rgb(143, 185, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, -23.7, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 31.62, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.049, 42.286, 29.338)`
Decimal	`9419143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB987, 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 #8FB987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #8FB987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb987; }
.text { color: #8fb987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 185 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb987, #87b998); }

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Questions

What color is #8FB987?: #8FB987 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB987?: The RGB value is 143, 185, 135: 143 red, 185 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB987?: The complementary color is #B187B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.