What color is #8A9368?

#8A9368 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9368?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 104: 138 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9368?

The complementary color is #716893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9368 color

#8A9368 rgb(138, 147, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9368 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 40.8% blue (138, 147, 104).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8A9368 color codes

HEX	`#8A9368`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -10.81, 21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 24.28, 116.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.414, 27.27, 17.124)`
Decimal	`9081704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9368, 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 #8A9368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #8A9368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9368; }
.text { color: #8a9368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9368, #759368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9368?: #8A9368 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9368?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 104: 138 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9368?: The complementary color is #716893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.