What color is #8A957E?

#8A957E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A957E?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 126: 138 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A957E?

The complementary color is #897E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A957E color

#8A957E rgb(138, 149, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A957E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (138, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#8A957E color codes

HEX	`#8A957E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -8.34, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 13.66, 127.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.994, 28.404, 23.9)`
Decimal	`9082238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A957E, 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 #8A957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #8A957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a957e; }
.text { color: #8a957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a957e, #7e957e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8A957E?: #8A957E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A957E?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 126: 138 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A957E?: The complementary color is #897E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.