What color is #8A917C?

#8A917C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A917C?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 124: 138 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A917C?

The complementary color is #837C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A917C color

#8A917C rgb(138, 145, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A917C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (138, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#8A917C color codes

HEX	`#8A917C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, -6.5, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 12.18, 122.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.244, 27.109, 23.02)`
Decimal	`9081212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A917C, 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 #8A917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #8A917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a917c; }
.text { color: #8a917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a917c, #80917c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A917C?: #8A917C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A917C?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 124: 138 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A917C?: The complementary color is #837C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.