What color is #8C9B60?

#8C9B60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9B60?

The RGB value is 140, 155, 96: 140 red, 155 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9B60?

The complementary color is #6F609B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9B60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9B60 color

#8C9B60 rgb(140, 155, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9B60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60.8% green and 37.6% blue (140, 155, 96).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#8C9B60 color codes

HEX	`#8C9B60`
RGB	`rgb(140, 155, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -15.36, 29.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 32.98, 117.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.648, 29.863, 15.53)`
Decimal	`9214816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9B60, 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 #8C9B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #8C9B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9b60; }
.text { color: #8c9b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 155 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9b60, #6f9b60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C9B60?: #8C9B60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9B60?: The RGB value is 140, 155, 96: 140 red, 155 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9B60?: The complementary color is #6F609B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9B60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.