What color is #8B9C62?

#8B9C62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9C62?

The RGB value is 139, 156, 98: 139 red, 156 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9C62?

The complementary color is #73629C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9C62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9C62 color

#8B9C62 rgb(139, 156, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9C62 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.2% green and 38.4% blue (139, 156, 98).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8B9C62 color codes

HEX	`#8B9C62`
RGB	`rgb(139, 156, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -16.02, 28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 32.62, 119.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.74, 30.148, 16.069)`
Decimal	`9149538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9C62, 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 #8B9C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #8B9C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9c62; }
.text { color: #8b9c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 156 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9c62, #6e9c62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9C62?: #8B9C62 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9C62?: The RGB value is 139, 156, 98: 139 red, 156 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9C62?: The complementary color is #73629C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9C62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.