What color is #8C9781?

#8C9781 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 #8C9781?

The RGB value is 140, 151, 129: 140 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9781?

The complementary color is #8C8197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9781 color

#8C9781 rgb(140, 151, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9781 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 59.2% green and 50.6% blue (140, 151, 129).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 10% saturation and 55% 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 6.86:1).

#8C9781 color codes

HEX	`#8C9781`
RGB	`rgb(140, 151, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 59.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, -8.15, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 13.1, 128.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.844, 29.294, 25.057)`
Decimal	`9213825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9781, 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 #8C9781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #8C9781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9781; }
.text { color: #8c9781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 151 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9781, #819781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C9781?: #8C9781 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 #8C9781?: The RGB value is 140, 151, 129: 140 red, 151 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9781?: The complementary color is #8C8197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.