What color is #8C9376?

#8C9376 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 #8C9376?

The RGB value is 140, 147, 118: 140 red, 147 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9376?

The complementary color is #7D7693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9376 color

#8C9376 rgb(140, 147, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9376 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 57.6% green and 46.3% blue (140, 147, 118).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8C9376 color codes

HEX	`#8C9376`
RGB	`rgb(140, 147, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 57.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -7.84, 14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 16.51, 118.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.519, 27.751, 21.201)`
Decimal	`9212790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9376, 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 #8C9376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #8C9376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9376; }
.text { color: #8c9376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 147 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9376, #7d9376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9376?: #8C9376 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 #8C9376?: The RGB value is 140, 147, 118: 140 red, 147 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9376?: The complementary color is #7D7693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.