What color is #8B9A84?

#8B9A84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9A84?

The RGB value is 139, 154, 132: 139 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9A84?

The complementary color is #93849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9A84 color

#8B9A84 rgb(139, 154, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9A84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 60.4% green and 51.8% blue (139, 154, 132).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#8B9A84 color codes

HEX	`#8B9A84`
RGB	`rgb(139, 154, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, -9.61, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 13.7, 134.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.367, 30.266, 26.278)`
Decimal	`9149060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9A84, 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 #8B9A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8B9A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9a84; }
.text { color: #8b9a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 154 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9a84, #849a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9A84?: #8B9A84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9A84?: The RGB value is 139, 154, 132: 139 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9A84?: The complementary color is #93849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.