What color is #8A9F72?

#8A9F72 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 #8A9F72?

The RGB value is 138, 159, 114: 138 red, 159 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9F72?

The complementary color is #87729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9F72 color

#8A9F72 rgb(138, 159, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9F72 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.4% green and 44.7% blue (138, 159, 114).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#8A9F72 color codes

HEX	`#8A9F72`
RGB	`rgb(138, 159, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, -15.67, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 26.3, 126.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.916, 31.414, 20.615)`
Decimal	`9084786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9F72, 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 #8A9F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #8A9F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9f72; }
.text { color: #8a9f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 159 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9f72, #749f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9F72?: #8A9F72 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 #8A9F72?: The RGB value is 138, 159, 114: 138 red, 159 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9F72?: The complementary color is #87729F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.