What color is #8FBE9F?

#8FBE9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBE9F?

The RGB value is 143, 190, 159: 143 red, 190 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBE9F?

The complementary color is #BE8FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBE9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBE9F color

#8FBE9F rgb(143, 190, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FBE9F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 74.5% green and 62.4% blue (143, 190, 159).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#8FBE9F color codes

HEX	`#8FBE9F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 190, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 74.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, -21.88, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 24.34, 153.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.997, 45.168, 39.616)`
Decimal	`9420447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBE9F, 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 #8FBE9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBE9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #8FBE9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbe9f; }
.text { color: #8fbe9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbe9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 190 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbe9f, #8fbeb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8FBE9F?: #8FBE9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBE9F?: The RGB value is 143, 190, 159: 143 red, 190 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBE9F?: The complementary color is #BE8FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBE9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.