What color is #8A8E78?

#8A8E78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8E78?

The RGB value is 138, 142, 120: 138 red, 142 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8E78?

The complementary color is #7C788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8E78 color

#8A8E78 rgb(138, 142, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8E78 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.7% green and 47.1% blue (138, 142, 120).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8A8E78 color codes

HEX	`#8A8E78`
RGB	`rgb(138, 142, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 55.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -5.54, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 12.53, 116.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.544, 26.105, 21.564)`
Decimal	`9080440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8E78, 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 #8A8E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8A8E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8e78; }
.text { color: #8a8e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 142 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8e78, #7f8e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8E78?: #8A8E78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8E78?: The RGB value is 138, 142, 120: 138 red, 142 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8E78?: The complementary color is #7C788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.