What color is #8B9E63?

#8B9E63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9E63?

The RGB value is 139, 158, 99: 139 red, 158 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9E63?

The complementary color is #76639E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9E63 color

#8B9E63 rgb(139, 158, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #8B9E63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 62% green and 38.8% blue (139, 158, 99).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#8B9E63 color codes

HEX	`#8B9E63`
RGB	`rgb(139, 158, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 62%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -16.93, 28.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 33.28, 120.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.126, 30.843, 16.432)`
Decimal	`9150051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9E63, 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 #8B9E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #8B9E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9e63; }
.text { color: #8b9e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 158 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9e63, #6d9e63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9E63?: #8B9E63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9E63?: The RGB value is 139, 158, 99: 139 red, 158 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9E63?: The complementary color is #76639E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.