What color is #8A9072?

#8A9072 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9072?

The RGB value is 138, 144, 114: 138 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9072?

The complementary color is #787290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9072 color

#8A9072 rgb(138, 144, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9072 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.5% green and 44.7% blue (138, 144, 114).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8A9072 color codes

HEX	`#8A9072`
RGB	`rgb(138, 144, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -7.64, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 17.05, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.491, 26.565, 19.806)`
Decimal	`9080946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9072, 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 #8A9072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8A9072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9072; }
.text { color: #8a9072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 144 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9072, #7b9072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A9072?: #8A9072 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9072?: The RGB value is 138, 144, 114: 138 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9072?: The complementary color is #787290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.