What color is #8CB572?

#8CB572 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB572?

The RGB value is 140, 181, 114: 140 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB572?

The complementary color is #9B72B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB572 color

#8CB572 rgb(140, 181, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB572 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 71% green and 44.7% blue (140, 181, 114).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#8CB572 color codes

HEX	`#8CB572`
RGB	`rgb(140, 181, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 71%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -26.06, 29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 39.58, 131.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.376, 39.837, 22.005)`
Decimal	`9221490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB572, 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 #8CB572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #8CB572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb572; }
.text { color: #8cb572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 181 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb572, #72b57a); }

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Questions

What color is #8CB572?: #8CB572 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB572?: The RGB value is 140, 181, 114: 140 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB572?: The complementary color is #9B72B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.