What color is #8FBDA9?

#8FBDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBDA9?

The RGB value is 143, 189, 169: 143 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBDA9?

The complementary color is #BD8FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBDA9 color

#8FBDA9 rgb(143, 189, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 74.1% green and 66.3% blue (143, 189, 169).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#8FBDA9 color codes

HEX	`#8FBDA9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 189, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 74.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, -19.39, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 20.07, 165.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.685, 45.098, 44.3)`
Decimal	`9420201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBDA9, 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 #8FBDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #8FBDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbda9; }
.text { color: #8fbda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 189 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbda9, #8fbabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8FBDA9?: #8FBDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBDA9?: The RGB value is 143, 189, 169: 143 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBDA9?: The complementary color is #BD8FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.