What color is #8CB071?

#8CB071 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB071?

The RGB value is 140, 176, 113: 140 red, 176 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB071?

The complementary color is #9571B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB071 color

#8CB071 rgb(140, 176, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB071 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 69% green and 44.3% blue (140, 176, 113).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#8CB071 color codes

HEX	`#8CB071`
RGB	`rgb(140, 176, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 69%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 36%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.89, -23.74, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.89, 37.01, 129.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.321, 37.818, 21.374)`
Decimal	`9220209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB071, 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 #8CB071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #8CB071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb071; }
.text { color: #8cb071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 176 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb071, #71b075); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB071?: #8CB071 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB071?: The RGB value is 140, 176, 113: 140 red, 176 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB071?: The complementary color is #9571B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.