What color is #8A9B7E?

#8A9B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9B7E?

The RGB value is 138, 155, 126: 138 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9B7E?

The complementary color is #8F7E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9B7E color

#8A9B7E rgb(138, 155, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9B7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.8% green and 49.4% blue (138, 155, 126).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#8A9B7E color codes

HEX	`#8A9B7E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 155, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, -11.58, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 17.57, 131.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.968, 30.352, 24.225)`
Decimal	`9083774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9B7E, 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 #8A9B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8A9B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9b7e; }
.text { color: #8a9b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 155 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9b7e, #7e9b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9B7E?: #8A9B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9B7E?: The RGB value is 138, 155, 126: 138 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9B7E?: The complementary color is #8F7E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.