What color is #8C9F83?

#8C9F83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9F83?

The RGB value is 140, 159, 131: 140 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9F83?

The complementary color is #96839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9F83 color

#8C9F83 rgb(140, 159, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #8C9F83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.4% green and 51.4% blue (140, 159, 131).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#8C9F83 color codes

HEX	`#8C9F83`
RGB	`rgb(140, 159, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, -12.1, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 17.32, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.309, 32.01, 26.208)`
Decimal	`9215875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9F83, 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 #8C9F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #8C9F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9f83; }
.text { color: #8c9f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 159 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9f83, #839f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8C9F83?: #8C9F83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9F83?: The RGB value is 140, 159, 131: 140 red, 159 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9F83?: The complementary color is #96839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.