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#8FB7A0 Color

#8FB7A0 is rgb(143, 183, 160) in RGB, hsl(145, 22%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FB7A0
HEX#8FB7A0
RGBrgb(143, 183, 160)
HSLhsl(145, 22%, 64%)
HSVhsv(145, 22%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.054 159.5)
LABlab(71.00% -17.51 7.12)
LCHlch(71.00% 18.91 157.86)

What #8FB7A0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8FB7A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.99Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.63Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.84Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.57Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.99Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8FB7A0 Channel Values

How #8FB7A0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 183 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 22% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 22% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FB7A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8FB7A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FB7A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FB7A0
Complementary
#B78FA7
Analogous
#92B78F
Analogous
#8FB7B4
Triadic
#A08FB7
Triadic
#B7A08F
Split comp.
#B48FB7
Split comp.
#B78F92

Tints & Shades of #8FB7A0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FC1AD
#AECBBA
#BED5C7
#CADDD2
#DAE7DF
#E9F1EC

Shades

#73A588
#5D9273
#4C765D
#3C5D4A
#2A4134
#1A2820

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How #8FB7A0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8FB7A0
Protanopia#B1B1A0
Protanomaly#A4B3A0
Deuteranopia#ABABA1
Deuteranomaly#A1B0A1
Tritanopia#93B4B4
Tritanomaly#91B5AD
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #8FB7A0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8fb7a0: #8FB7A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FB7A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fb7a0': '#8FB7A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.718, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_8fb7a0">#8FB7A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FB7A0"

More Green Colors

#8FB7A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8FB7A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FB7A0?

#8FB7A0 is a light green — rgb(143, 183, 160) in RGB and hsl(145, 22%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #8FB7A0?

#8FB7A0 is rgb(143, 183, 160) — red 143, green 183, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FB7A0?

#8FB7A0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FB7A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FB7A0 scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FB7A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FB7A0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.72, which is visibly different.

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