What color is #8B9C74?

#8B9C74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9C74?

The RGB value is 139, 156, 116: 139 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9C74?

The complementary color is #85749C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9C74 color

#8B9C74 rgb(139, 156, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9C74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.2% green and 45.5% blue (139, 156, 116).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#8B9C74 color codes

HEX	`#8B9C74`
RGB	`rgb(139, 156, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -13.39, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 23.25, 125.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.688, 30.527, 21.059)`
Decimal	`9149556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9C74, 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 #8B9C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #8B9C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9c74; }
.text { color: #8b9c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 156 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9c74, #779c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9C74?: #8B9C74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9C74?: The RGB value is 139, 156, 116: 139 red, 156 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9C74?: The complementary color is #85749C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.