What color is #8C9570?

#8C9570 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9570?

The RGB value is 140, 149, 112: 140 red, 149 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9570?

The complementary color is #797095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9570 color

#8C9570 rgb(140, 149, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9570 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.4% green and 43.9% blue (140, 149, 112).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8C9570 color codes

HEX	`#8C9570`
RGB	`rgb(140, 149, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -9.89, 18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 20.98, 118.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.487, 28.24, 19.487)`
Decimal	`9213296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9570, 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 #8C9570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8C9570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9570; }
.text { color: #8c9570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 149 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9570, #7a9570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9570?: #8C9570 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9570?: The RGB value is 140, 149, 112: 140 red, 149 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9570?: The complementary color is #797095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.