What color is #8B9370?

#8B9370 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 #8B9370?

The RGB value is 139, 147, 112: 139 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9370?

The complementary color is #787093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9370 color

#8B9370 rgb(139, 147, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9370 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 57.6% green and 43.9% blue (139, 147, 112).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#8B9370 color codes

HEX	`#8B9370`
RGB	`rgb(139, 147, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 57.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -9.2, 17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 19.87, 117.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.006, 27.526, 19.375)`
Decimal	`9147248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9370, 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 #8B9370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #8B9370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9370; }
.text { color: #8b9370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 147 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9370, #7a9370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9370?: #8B9370 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 #8B9370?: The RGB value is 139, 147, 112: 139 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9370?: The complementary color is #787093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.