What color is #8C9581?

#8C9581 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 #8C9581?

The RGB value is 140, 149, 129: 140 red, 149 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9581?

The complementary color is #8A8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9581 color

#8C9581 rgb(140, 149, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9581 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.4% green and 50.6% blue (140, 149, 129).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#8C9581 color codes

HEX	`#8C9581`
RGB	`rgb(140, 149, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, -7.05, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 11.81, 126.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.524, 28.655, 24.951)`
Decimal	`9213313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9581, 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 #8C9581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #8C9581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9581; }
.text { color: #8c9581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 149 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9581, #829581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C9581?: #8C9581 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 #8C9581?: The RGB value is 140, 149, 129: 140 red, 149 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9581?: The complementary color is #8A8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.