What color is #8A9A5B?

#8A9A5B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moss Green?

The RGB value is 138, 154, 91: 138 red, 154 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moss Green?

The complementary color is #6B5B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9A5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moss Green color: hex code #8A9A5B

#8A9A5B rgb(138, 154, 91)

Shades of green

Moss Green has the hex code #8A9A5B. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.4% green and 35.7% blue (138, 154, 91).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

Moss Green (#8A9A5B) color codes

HEX	`#8A9A5B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 154, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 41%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, -16.28, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 35.16, 117.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.925, 29.27, 14.285)`
Decimal	`9083483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moss Green, 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 #8A9A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #8A9A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9a5b; }
.text { color: #8a9a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 154 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9a5b, #6a9a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8A9A5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8A9A5B?: #8A9A5B is a desaturated yellow-green known as Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moss Green?: The RGB value is 138, 154, 91: 138 red, 154 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moss Green?: The complementary color is #6B5B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9A5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.