What color is #8A966A?

#8A966A is a grayish yellow-green known as Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bullfrog?

The RGB value is 138, 150, 106: 138 red, 150 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bullfrog?

The complementary color is #766A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A966A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bullfrog color: hex code #8A966A

#8A966A rgb(138, 150, 106)

Shades of green

Bullfrog has the hex code #8A966A. It is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 41.6% blue (138, 150, 106).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

Bullfrog (#8A966A) color codes

HEX	`#8A966A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 150, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -12.12, 21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 24.97, 119.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.989, 28.257, 17.823)`
Decimal	`9082474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bullfrog, 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 #8A966A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A966A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8A966A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a966a; }
.text { color: #8a966a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a966a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 150 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a966a, #74966a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8A966A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8A966A?: #8A966A is a grayish yellow-green known as Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bullfrog?: The RGB value is 138, 150, 106: 138 red, 150 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bullfrog?: The complementary color is #766A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A966A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.