What color is #8C9474?

#8C9474 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 #8C9474?

The RGB value is 140, 148, 116: 140 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9474?

The complementary color is #7C7494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9474 color

#8C9474 rgb(140, 148, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9474 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58% green and 45.5% blue (140, 148, 116).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#8C9474 color codes

HEX	`#8C9474`
RGB	`rgb(140, 148, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, -8.71, 15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 18.21, 118.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.557, 28.016, 20.634)`
Decimal	`9213044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9474, 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 #8C9474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #8C9474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9474; }
.text { color: #8c9474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 148 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9474, #7c9474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9474?: #8C9474 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 #8C9474?: The RGB value is 140, 148, 116: 140 red, 148 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9474?: The complementary color is #7C7494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.