What color is #8C967F?

#8C967F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C967F?

The RGB value is 140, 150, 127: 140 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C967F?

The complementary color is #897F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C967F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C967F color

#8C967F rgb(140, 150, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C967F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.8% green and 49.8% blue (140, 150, 127).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#8C967F color codes

HEX	`#8C967F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 150, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -7.95, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 13.52, 126.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.552, 28.92, 24.311)`
Decimal	`9213567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C967F, 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 #8C967F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C967F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #8C967F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c967f; }
.text { color: #8c967f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c967f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 150 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c967f, #81967f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C967F?: #8C967F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C967F?: The RGB value is 140, 150, 127: 140 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C967F?: The complementary color is #897F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C967F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.