What color is #8CA473?

#8CA473 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 #8CA473?

The RGB value is 140, 164, 115: 140 red, 164 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA473?

The complementary color is #8B73A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA473 color

#8CA473 rgb(140, 164, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA473 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 64.3% green and 45.1% blue (140, 164, 115).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8CA473 color codes

HEX	`#8CA473`
RGB	`rgb(140, 164, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 64.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -17.35, 22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 28.62, 127.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.185, 33.364, 21.224)`
Decimal	`9217139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA473, 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 #8CA473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8CA473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca473; }
.text { color: #8ca473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 164 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca473, #74a473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA473?: #8CA473 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 #8CA473?: The RGB value is 140, 164, 115: 140 red, 164 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA473?: The complementary color is #8B73A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.