What color is #8B9D86?

#8B9D86 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 #8B9D86?

The RGB value is 139, 157, 134: 139 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9D86?

The complementary color is #98869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9D86 color

#8B9D86 rgb(139, 157, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9D86 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.6% green and 52.5% blue (139, 157, 134).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#8B9D86 color codes

HEX	`#8B9D86`
RGB	`rgb(139, 157, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, -10.86, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 14.7, 137.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.007, 31.324, 27.173)`
Decimal	`9149830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9D86, 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 #8B9D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #8B9D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9d86; }
.text { color: #8b9d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 157 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9d86, #869d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9D86?: #8B9D86 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 #8B9D86?: The RGB value is 139, 157, 134: 139 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9D86?: The complementary color is #98869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.