What color is #8FBB9A?

#8FBB9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBB9A?

The RGB value is 143, 187, 154: 143 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBB9A?

The complementary color is #BB8FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBB9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBB9A color

#8FBB9A rgb(143, 187, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBB9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 73.3% green and 60.4% blue (143, 187, 154).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#8FBB9A color codes

HEX	`#8FBB9A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 187, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 73.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -21.32, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 24.48, 150.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.929, 43.712, 37.163)`
Decimal	`9419674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBB9A, 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 #8FBB9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBB9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #8FBB9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbb9a; }
.text { color: #8fbb9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbb9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 187 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbb9a, #8fbbb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FBB9A?: #8FBB9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBB9A?: The RGB value is 143, 187, 154: 143 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBB9A?: The complementary color is #BB8FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBB9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.