What color is #8A9565?

#8A9565 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 #8A9565?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 101: 138 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9565?

The complementary color is #706595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9565 color

#8A9565 rgb(138, 149, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9565 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 39.6% blue (138, 149, 101).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% 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 6.57:1).

#8A9565 color codes

HEX	`#8A9565`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -12.31, 24.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 27.05, 117.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.578, 27.838, 16.441)`
Decimal	`9082213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9565, 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 #8A9565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #8A9565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9565; }
.text { color: #8a9565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9565, #729565); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9565?: #8A9565 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 #8A9565?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 101: 138 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9565?: The complementary color is #706595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.