What color is #8B9D8C?

#8B9D8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9D8C?

The RGB value is 139, 157, 140: 139 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9D8C?

The complementary color is #9D8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9D8C color

#8B9D8C rgb(139, 157, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9D8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.6% green and 54.9% blue (139, 157, 140).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#8B9D8C color codes

HEX	`#8B9D8C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 157, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, -9.74, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 11.85, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.437, 31.496, 29.44)`
Decimal	`9149836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9D8C, 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 #8B9D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #8B9D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9d8c; }
.text { color: #8b9d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 157 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9d8c, #8b9d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8B9D8C?: #8B9D8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9D8C?: The RGB value is 139, 157, 140: 139 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9D8C?: The complementary color is #9D8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.