What color is #8C9174?

#8C9174 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9174?

The RGB value is 140, 145, 116: 140 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9174?

The complementary color is #797491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9174 color

#8C9174 rgb(140, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9174 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (140, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#8C9174 color codes

HEX	`#8C9174`
RGB	`rgb(140, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -7.08, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 16.42, 115.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.093, 27.087, 20.479)`
Decimal	`9212276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9174, 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 #8C9174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8C9174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9174; }
.text { color: #8c9174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9174, #7e9174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9174?: #8C9174 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9174?: The RGB value is 140, 145, 116: 140 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9174?: The complementary color is #797491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.