What color is #8FBA85?

#8FBA85 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 #8FBA85?

The RGB value is 143, 186, 133: 143 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBA85?

The complementary color is #B085BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBA85 color

#8FBA85 rgb(143, 186, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBA85 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.9% green and 52.2% blue (143, 186, 133).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#8FBA85 color codes

HEX	`#8FBA85`
RGB	`rgb(143, 186, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, -24.52, 22.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 33.18, 137.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.119, 42.65, 28.673)`
Decimal	`9419397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBA85, 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 #8FBA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #8FBA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fba85; }
.text { color: #8fba85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fba85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 186 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fba85, #85ba96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FBA85?: #8FBA85 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 #8FBA85?: The RGB value is 143, 186, 133: 143 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBA85?: The complementary color is #B085BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.