What color is #8C9675?

#8C9675 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 #8C9675?

The RGB value is 140, 150, 117: 140 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9675?

The complementary color is #7F7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9675?

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.

#8C9675 color

#8C9675 rgb(140, 150, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9675 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (140, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% 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 6.73:1).

#8C9675 color codes

HEX	`#8C9675`
RGB	`rgb(140, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -9.64, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 18.89, 120.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.932, 28.673, 21.047)`
Decimal	`9213557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9675, 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 #8C9675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9675 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 #8C9675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9675; }
.text { color: #8c9675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9675, #7c9675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9675?: #8C9675 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 #8C9675?: The RGB value is 140, 150, 117: 140 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9675?: The complementary color is #7F7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9675?: 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.