What color is #8B9580?

#8B9580 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9580?

The RGB value is 139, 149, 128: 139 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9580?

The complementary color is #8A8095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9580 color

#8B9580 rgb(139, 149, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9580 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.4% green and 50.2% blue (139, 149, 128).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#8B9580 color codes

HEX	`#8B9580`
RGB	`rgb(139, 149, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, -7.61, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 12.47, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.291, 28.542, 24.595)`
Decimal	`9147776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9580, 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 #8B9580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #8B9580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9580; }
.text { color: #8b9580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 149 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9580, #819580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8B9580?: #8B9580 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9580?: The RGB value is 139, 149, 128: 139 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9580?: The complementary color is #8A8095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.