GREEN

Artichoke

#8F9779

Conversions

HEX#8F9779

RGBrgb(143, 151, 121)

HSLhsl(76, 13%, 53%)

HSVhsv(76, 20%, 59%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 41%)

Copy CSS

color: #8f9779;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(143, 151, 121);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(76, 13%, 53%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.06 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.26 : 1

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About Artichoke

Artichoke is the hex color #8F9779, which translates to rgb(143, 151, 121) in RGB and hsl(76, 13%, 53%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 76 degrees, with a saturation of 13 percent and a lightness of 53 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.044 is low for the green family, giving Artichoke a muted, dusty character.

How Artichoke compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is gray (#808080), a CIE76 distance of 18.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-500 (#7C7C67), at a distance of 11.1. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Xanadu at 12.0. Sorted by lightness, Artichoke is number 23 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Artichoke

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Artichoke, led by Ink black at 6.26:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Artichoke already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Artichoke. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.06:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.26:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.37:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Artichoke

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Artichoke for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Artichoke

Format	Value
HEX	#8F9779
RGB	rgb(143, 151, 121)
HSL	hsl(76, 13%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(76, 20%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.16% 0.0438 119.74)
CIELAB	lab(61.09 -8.37 14.87)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.