What color is #8C9D8B?

#8C9D8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9D8B?

The RGB value is 140, 157, 139: 140 red, 157 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9D8B?

The complementary color is #9C8B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9D8B color

#8C9D8B rgb(140, 157, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9D8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 61.6% green and 54.5% blue (140, 157, 139).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#8C9D8B color codes

HEX	`#8C9D8B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 157, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 61.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -9.57, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 12.09, 142.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.531, 31.553, 29.061)`
Decimal	`9215371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9D8B, 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 #8C9D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8C9D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9d8b; }
.text { color: #8c9d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 157 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9d8b, #8b9d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9D8B?: #8C9D8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9D8B?: The RGB value is 140, 157, 139: 140 red, 157 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9D8B?: The complementary color is #9C8B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.