What color is #8C9E83?

#8C9E83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9E83?

The RGB value is 140, 158, 131: 140 red, 158 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9E83?

The complementary color is #95839E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9E83 color

#8C9E83 rgb(140, 158, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9E83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62% green and 51.4% blue (140, 158, 131).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#8C9E83 color codes

HEX	`#8C9E83`
RGB	`rgb(140, 158, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.07, -11.56, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.07, 16.67, 133.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.138, 31.668, 26.151)`
Decimal	`9215619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9E83, 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 #8C9E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #8C9E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9e83; }
.text { color: #8c9e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 158 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9e83, #839e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9E83?: #8C9E83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9E83?: The RGB value is 140, 158, 131: 140 red, 158 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9E83?: The complementary color is #95839E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.