Artichoke (#8F9779)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.06:1 — vs black: 6.87:1

Color values

HEX #8F9779
RGB rgb(143, 151, 121)
HSL hsl(76, 19%, 59%)
CMYK cmyk( 5.3, 0, 19.87, 40.78 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8F9779 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#817997

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#979079

#809779

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#798F97

#97798F

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#798097

#907997

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#799790

#817997

#977980

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Artichoke
#8F9779 Base

#3F4334

#676E55

#7A8265

#A2A990

#B3B8A4

#D7DACF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Artichoke, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0E0B

— #282A21

— #424636

— #5C624C

— #767D61

Artichoke #8F9779 Base

— #A3AA91

— #B7BCA9

— #CBCFC1

— #DFE1D9

— #F3F4F1

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8F9779. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8F9779;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8F9779;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8F9779;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8F9779,
        #8D82AC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8F9779,
        #8D82AC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$artichoke: #8F9779;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$artichoke-r: 143;
$artichoke-g: 151;
$artichoke-b: 121;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $artichoke;
    color: rgba($artichoke-r, $artichoke-g, $artichoke-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Artichoke appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8F9779 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #959579 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #969679 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #939494 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #939393 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Artichoke ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Artichoke #8F9779 Base

Camouflage Green #78866B ΔE 6.79

Moss Green #8A9A5B ΔE 8.41

Xanadu #738678 ΔE 9.48

Asparagus #87A96B ΔE 10.27

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.