What color is #8C947B?

#8C947B 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 #8C947B?

The RGB value is 140, 148, 123: 140 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C947B?

The complementary color is #837B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C947B color

#8C947B rgb(140, 148, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C947B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (140, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#8C947B color codes

HEX	`#8C947B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -7.55, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 14.4, 121.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.98, 28.185, 22.859)`
Decimal	`9213051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C947B, 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 #8C947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #8C947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c947b; }
.text { color: #8c947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c947b, #80947b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C947B?: #8C947B 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 #8C947B?: The RGB value is 140, 148, 123: 140 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C947B?: The complementary color is #837B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.