What color is #8A9C71?

#8A9C71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9C71?

The RGB value is 138, 156, 113: 138 red, 156 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9C71?

The complementary color is #83719C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9C71?

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.

#8A9C71 color

#8A9C71 rgb(138, 156, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9C71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.2% green and 44.3% blue (138, 156, 113).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A9C71 color codes

HEX	`#8A9C71`
RGB	`rgb(138, 156, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -14.25, 20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 24.94, 124.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.35, 30.372, 20.147)`
Decimal	`9084017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9C71, 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 #8A9C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9C71 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 #8A9C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9c71; }
.text { color: #8a9c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 156 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9c71, #749c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9C71?: #8A9C71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9C71?: The RGB value is 138, 156, 113: 138 red, 156 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9C71?: The complementary color is #83719C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9C71?: 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.