What color is #8A9F70?

#8A9F70 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 #8A9F70?

The RGB value is 138, 159, 112: 138 red, 159 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9F70?

The complementary color is #85709F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9F70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9F70 color

#8A9F70 rgb(138, 159, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9F70 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.4% green and 43.9% blue (138, 159, 112).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#8A9F70 color codes

HEX	`#8A9F70`
RGB	`rgb(138, 159, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -15.98, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 27.32, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.804, 31.369, 20.022)`
Decimal	`9084784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9F70, 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 #8A9F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #8A9F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9f70; }
.text { color: #8a9f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 159 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9f70, #729f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9F70?: #8A9F70 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 #8A9F70?: The RGB value is 138, 159, 112: 138 red, 159 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9F70?: The complementary color is #85709F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9F70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.