What color is #8B966C?

#8B966C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B966C?

The RGB value is 139, 150, 108: 139 red, 150 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B966C?

The complementary color is #776C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B966C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B966C color

#8B966C rgb(139, 150, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B966C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.8% green and 42.4% blue (139, 150, 108).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#8B966C color codes

HEX	`#8B966C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 150, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.23, -11.43, 20.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.23, 23.82, 118.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.26, 28.384, 18.385)`
Decimal	`9148012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B966C, 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 #8B966C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B966C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #8B966C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b966c; }
.text { color: #8b966c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b966c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 150 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b966c, #76966c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B966C?: #8B966C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B966C?: The RGB value is 139, 150, 108: 139 red, 150 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B966C?: The complementary color is #776C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B966C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.