What color is #8A9278?

#8A9278 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 #8A9278?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 120: 138 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9278?

The complementary color is #807892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9278 color

#8A9278 rgb(138, 146, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9278 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 47.1% blue (138, 146, 120).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8A9278 color codes

HEX	`#8A9278`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, -7.74, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 14.98, 121.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.15, 27.317, 21.766)`
Decimal	`9081464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9278, 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 #8A9278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #8A9278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9278; }
.text { color: #8a9278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9278, #7d9278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A9278?: #8A9278 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 #8A9278?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 120: 138 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9278?: The complementary color is #807892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.