What color is #8C9976?

#8C9976 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9976?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 118: 140 red, 153 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9976?

The complementary color is #837699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9976 color

#8C9976 rgb(140, 153, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9976 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 46.3% blue (140, 153, 118).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8C9976 color codes

HEX	`#8C9976`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, -11.09, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 20.2, 123.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.476, 29.666, 21.52)`
Decimal	`9214326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9976, 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 #8C9976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8C9976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9976; }
.text { color: #8c9976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9976, #7b9976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9976?: #8C9976 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9976?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 118: 140 red, 153 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9976?: The complementary color is #837699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.