What color is #8C9273?

#8C9273 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 #8C9273?

The RGB value is 140, 146, 115: 140 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9273?

The complementary color is #797392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9273 color

#8C9273 rgb(140, 146, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9273 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 57.3% green and 45.1% blue (140, 146, 115).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#8C9273 color codes

HEX	`#8C9273`
RGB	`rgb(140, 146, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 57.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, -7.79, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 17.56, 116.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.188, 27.371, 20.225)`
Decimal	`9212531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9273, 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 #8C9273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #8C9273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9273; }
.text { color: #8c9273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 146 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9273, #7d9273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9273?: #8C9273 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 #8C9273?: The RGB value is 140, 146, 115: 140 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9273?: The complementary color is #797392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.