What color is #8FC0A5?

#8FC0A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FC0A5?

The RGB value is 143, 192, 165: 143 red, 192 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FC0A5?

The complementary color is #C08FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FC0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FC0A5 color

#8FC0A5 rgb(143, 192, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #8FC0A5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 75.3% green and 64.7% blue (143, 192, 165).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#8FC0A5 color codes

HEX	`#8FC0A5`
RGB	`rgb(143, 192, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 75.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, -21.71, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 23.29, 158.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.967, 46.254, 42.57)`
Decimal	`9420965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FC0A5, 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 #8FC0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FC0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #8FC0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fc0a5; }
.text { color: #8fc0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fc0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 192 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fc0a5, #8fc0be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8FC0A5?: #8FC0A5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FC0A5?: The RGB value is 143, 192, 165: 143 red, 192 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FC0A5?: The complementary color is #C08FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FC0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.