What color is #8A986A?

#8A986A 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 #8A986A?

The RGB value is 138, 152, 106: 138 red, 152 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A986A?

The complementary color is #786A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A986A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A986A color

#8A986A rgb(138, 152, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A986A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.6% green and 41.6% blue (138, 152, 106).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#8A986A color codes

HEX	`#8A986A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 152, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, -13.19, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 26.17, 120.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.311, 28.9, 17.93)`
Decimal	`9082986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A986A, 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 #8A986A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A986A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #8A986A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a986a; }
.text { color: #8a986a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a986a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 152 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a986a, #73986a); }

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Questions

What color is #8A986A?: #8A986A 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 #8A986A?: The RGB value is 138, 152, 106: 138 red, 152 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A986A?: The complementary color is #786A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A986A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.