What color is #8C967D?

#8C967D 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 #8C967D?

The RGB value is 140, 150, 125: 140 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C967D?

The complementary color is #877D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C967D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C967D color

#8C967D rgb(140, 150, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C967D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.8% green and 49% blue (140, 150, 125).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% 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 6.77:1).

#8C967D color codes

HEX	`#8C967D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 150, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -8.3, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 14.58, 124.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.423, 28.869, 23.631)`
Decimal	`9213565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C967D, 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 #8C967D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C967D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8C967D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c967d; }
.text { color: #8c967d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c967d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 150 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c967d, #7f967d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C967D?: #8C967D 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 #8C967D?: The RGB value is 140, 150, 125: 140 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C967D?: The complementary color is #877D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C967D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.