What color is #8A927F?

#8A927F 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 #8A927F?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 127: 138 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A927F?

The complementary color is #877F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A927F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A927F color

#8A927F rgb(138, 146, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A927F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 49.8% blue (138, 146, 127).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#8A927F color codes

HEX	`#8A927F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, -6.52, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 11.19, 125.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.59, 27.493, 24.086)`
Decimal	`9081471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A927F, 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 #8A927F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A927F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #8A927F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a927f; }
.text { color: #8a927f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a927f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a927f, #81927f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A927F?: #8A927F 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 #8A927F?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 127: 138 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A927F?: The complementary color is #877F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A927F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.