What color is #8B9275?

#8B9275 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 #8B9275?

The RGB value is 139, 146, 117: 139 red, 146 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9275?

The complementary color is #7C7592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9275 color

#8B9275 rgb(139, 146, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9275 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 57.3% green and 45.9% blue (139, 146, 117).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#8B9275 color codes

HEX	`#8B9275`
RGB	`rgb(139, 146, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 57.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, -7.85, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 16.53, 118.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.137, 27.331, 20.83)`
Decimal	`9146997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9275, 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 #8B9275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #8B9275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9275; }
.text { color: #8b9275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 146 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9275, #7c9275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B9275?: #8B9275 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 #8B9275?: The RGB value is 139, 146, 117: 139 red, 146 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9275?: The complementary color is #7C7592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.