What color is #8C9F78?

#8C9F78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9F78?

The RGB value is 140, 159, 120: 140 red, 159 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9F78?

The complementary color is #8B789F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9F78 color

#8C9F78 rgb(140, 159, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9F78 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.4% green and 47.1% blue (140, 159, 120).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#8C9F78 color codes

HEX	`#8C9F78`
RGB	`rgb(140, 159, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -13.96, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 22.93, 127.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.603, 31.728, 22.488)`
Decimal	`9215864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9F78, 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 #8C9F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #8C9F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9f78; }
.text { color: #8c9f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 159 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9f78, #799f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9F78?: #8C9F78 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9F78?: The RGB value is 140, 159, 120: 140 red, 159 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9F78?: The complementary color is #8B789F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.