What color is #8A9374?

#8A9374 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 #8A9374?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 116: 138 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9374?

The complementary color is #7D7493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9374 color

#8A9374 rgb(138, 147, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9374 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 45.5% blue (138, 147, 116).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#8A9374 color codes

HEX	`#8A9374`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -8.95, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 17.77, 120.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.067, 27.532, 20.566)`
Decimal	`9081716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9374, 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 #8A9374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #8A9374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9374; }
.text { color: #8a9374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9374, #7a9374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A9374?: #8A9374 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 #8A9374?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 116: 138 red, 147 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9374?: The complementary color is #7D7493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.