What color is #8A9168?

#8A9168 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9168?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 104: 138 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9168?

The complementary color is #6F6891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9168 color

#8A9168 rgb(138, 145, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9168 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 40.8% blue (138, 145, 104).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#8A9168 color codes

HEX	`#8A9168`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.65, -9.73, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.65, 23.12, 114.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.105, 26.654, 17.021)`
Decimal	`9081192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9168, 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 #8A9168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #8A9168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9168; }
.text { color: #8a9168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9168, #769168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9168?: #8A9168 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9168?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 104: 138 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9168?: The complementary color is #6F6891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.