What color is #8C927E?

#8C927E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C927E?

The RGB value is 140, 146, 126: 140 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C927E?

The complementary color is #847E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C927E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C927E color

#8C927E rgb(140, 146, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C927E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 57.3% green and 49.4% blue (140, 146, 126).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#8C927E color codes

HEX	`#8C927E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 146, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 57.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, -5.94, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 11.52, 121.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.859, 27.64, 23.76)`
Decimal	`9212542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C927E, 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 #8C927E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C927E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #8C927E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c927e; }
.text { color: #8c927e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c927e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 146 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c927e, #82927e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C927E?: #8C927E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C927E?: The RGB value is 140, 146, 126: 140 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C927E?: The complementary color is #847E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C927E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.