What color is #8FB9AF?

#8FB9AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB9AF?

The RGB value is 143, 185, 175: 143 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB9AF?

The complementary color is #B98F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB9AF color

#8FB9AF rgb(143, 185, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FB9AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.5% green and 68.6% blue (143, 185, 175).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#8FB9AF color codes

HEX	`#8FB9AF`
RGB	`rgb(143, 185, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -16.09, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 16.1, 178.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.412, 43.631, 47.052)`
Decimal	`9419183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB9AF, 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 #8FB9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #8FB9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb9af; }
.text { color: #8fb9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 185 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb9af, #8faeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FB9AF?: #8FB9AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB9AF?: The RGB value is 143, 185, 175: 143 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB9AF?: The complementary color is #B98F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.