What color is #8B9D6D?

#8B9D6D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9D6D?

The RGB value is 139, 157, 109: 139 red, 157 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9D6D?

The complementary color is #7F6D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9D6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9D6D color

#8B9D6D rgb(139, 157, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9D6D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.6% green and 42.7% blue (139, 157, 109).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#8B9D6D color codes

HEX	`#8B9D6D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 157, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, -14.99, 23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 27.51, 123.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.464, 30.707, 19.051)`
Decimal	`9149805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9D6D, 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 #8B9D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #8B9D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9d6d; }
.text { color: #8b9d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 157 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9d6d, #739d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B9D6D?: #8B9D6D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9D6D?: The RGB value is 139, 157, 109: 139 red, 157 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9D6D?: The complementary color is #7F6D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.