What color is #8B9074?

#8B9074 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9074?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 116: 139 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9074?

The complementary color is #797490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9074 color

#8B9074 rgb(139, 144, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9074 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 45.5% blue (139, 144, 116).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8B9074 color codes

HEX	`#8B9074`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, -6.92, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 15.89, 115.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.773, 26.697, 20.42)`
Decimal	`9146484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9074, 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 #8B9074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8B9074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9074; }
.text { color: #8b9074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9074, #7d9074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B9074?: #8B9074 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9074?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 116: 139 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9074?: The complementary color is #797490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.