What color is #8A9D65?

#8A9D65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D65?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 101: 138 red, 157 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D65?

The complementary color is #78659D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D65 color

#8A9D65 rgb(138, 157, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9D65 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 39.6% blue (138, 157, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#8A9D65 color codes

HEX	`#8A9D65`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -16.53, 27.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 31.77, 121.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.887, 30.457, 16.877)`
Decimal	`9084261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D65, 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 #8A9D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #8A9D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d65; }
.text { color: #8a9d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d65, #6e9d65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9D65?: #8A9D65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D65?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 101: 138 red, 157 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D65?: The complementary color is #78659D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.