What color is #8FBA88?

#8FBA88 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 #8FBA88?

The RGB value is 143, 186, 136: 143 red, 186 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBA88?

The complementary color is #B388BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBA88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBA88 color

#8FBA88 rgb(143, 186, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBA88 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.9% green and 53.3% blue (143, 186, 136).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 27% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#8FBA88 color codes

HEX	`#8FBA88`
RGB	`rgb(143, 186, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -24.03, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 31.79, 139.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.329, 42.734, 29.78)`
Decimal	`9419400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBA88, 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 #8FBA88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBA88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #8FBA88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fba88; }
.text { color: #8fba88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fba88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 186 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fba88, #88ba9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8FBA88?: #8FBA88 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 #8FBA88?: The RGB value is 143, 186, 136: 143 red, 186 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBA88?: The complementary color is #B388BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBA88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.