What color is #8A9D6E?

#8A9D6E 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 #8A9D6E?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 110: 138 red, 157 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D6E?

The complementary color is #816E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D6E color

#8A9D6E rgb(138, 157, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9D6E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 43.1% blue (138, 157, 110).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#8A9D6E color codes

HEX	`#8A9D6E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, -15.23, 22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 27.12, 124.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.352, 30.643, 19.328)`
Decimal	`9084270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D6E, 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 #8A9D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #8A9D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d6e; }
.text { color: #8a9d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d6e, #729d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8A9D6E?: #8A9D6E 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 #8A9D6E?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 110: 138 red, 157 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D6E?: The complementary color is #816E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.