What color is #8B986F?

#8B986F 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 #8B986F?

The RGB value is 139, 152, 111: 139 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B986F?

The complementary color is #7C6F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B986F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B986F color

#8B986F rgb(139, 152, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B986F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.6% green and 43.5% blue (139, 152, 111).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#8B986F color codes

HEX	`#8B986F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 152, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -12.04, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 23.42, 120.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.745, 29.093, 19.348)`
Decimal	`9148527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B986F, 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 #8B986F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B986F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #8B986F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b986f; }
.text { color: #8b986f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b986f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 152 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b986f, #76986f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B986F?: #8B986F 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 #8B986F?: The RGB value is 139, 152, 111: 139 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B986F?: The complementary color is #7C6F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B986F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.