What color is #8B9C6D?

#8B9C6D 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 #8B9C6D?

The RGB value is 139, 156, 109: 139 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9C6D?

The complementary color is #7E6D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9C6D color

#8B9C6D rgb(139, 156, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9C6D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.2% green and 42.7% blue (139, 156, 109).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#8B9C6D color codes

HEX	`#8B9C6D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 156, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -14.47, 22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 26.91, 122.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.296, 30.37, 18.994)`
Decimal	`9149549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9C6D, 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 #8B9C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #8B9C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9c6d; }
.text { color: #8b9c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 156 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9c6d, #739c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B9C6D?: #8B9C6D 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 #8B9C6D?: The RGB value is 139, 156, 109: 139 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9C6D?: The complementary color is #7E6D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.