What color is #8A9676?

#8A9676 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 #8A9676?

The RGB value is 138, 150, 118: 138 red, 150 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9676?

The complementary color is #827696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9676 color

#8A9676 rgb(138, 150, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9676 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 46.3% blue (138, 150, 118).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#8A9676 color codes

HEX	`#8A9676`
RGB	`rgb(138, 150, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -10.25, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 18.56, 123.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.657, 28.524, 21.343)`
Decimal	`9082486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9676, 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 #8A9676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #8A9676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9676; }
.text { color: #8a9676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 150 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9676, #7a9676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9676?: #8A9676 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 #8A9676?: The RGB value is 138, 150, 118: 138 red, 150 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9676?: The complementary color is #827696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.