What color is #8FBC94?

#8FBC94 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 #8FBC94?

The RGB value is 143, 188, 148: 143 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBC94?

The complementary color is #BC8FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBC94 color

#8FBC94 rgb(143, 188, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBC94 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 73.7% green and 58% blue (143, 188, 148).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#8FBC94 color codes

HEX	`#8FBC94`
RGB	`rgb(143, 188, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 73.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, -22.93, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 27.67, 145.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.655, 43.943, 34.667)`
Decimal	`9419924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBC94, 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 #8FBC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #8FBC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbc94; }
.text { color: #8fbc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 188 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbc94, #8fbcab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FBC94?: #8FBC94 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 #8FBC94?: The RGB value is 143, 188, 148: 143 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBC94?: The complementary color is #BC8FB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.