What color is #8A916F?

#8A916F 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 #8A916F?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 111: 138 red, 145 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A916F?

The complementary color is #766F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A916F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A916F color

#8A916F rgb(138, 145, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A916F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 43.5% blue (138, 145, 111).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#8A916F color codes

HEX	`#8A916F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, -8.66, 17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 19.29, 116.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.476, 26.802, 18.972)`
Decimal	`9081199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A916F, 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 #8A916F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A916F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #8A916F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a916f; }
.text { color: #8a916f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a916f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a916f, #79916f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A916F?: #8A916F 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 #8A916F?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 111: 138 red, 145 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A916F?: The complementary color is #766F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A916F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.