What color is #8D9272?

#8D9272 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9272?

The RGB value is 141, 146, 114: 141 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9272?

The complementary color is #777292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9272 color

#8D9272 rgb(141, 146, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9272 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.3% green and 44.7% blue (141, 146, 114).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8D9272 color codes

HEX	`#8D9272`
RGB	`rgb(141, 146, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, -7.55, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 18.05, 114.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.3, 27.436, 19.932)`
Decimal	`9278066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9272, 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 #8D9272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8D9272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9272; }
.text { color: #8d9272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 146 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9272, #7d9272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D9272?: #8D9272 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9272?: The RGB value is 141, 146, 114: 141 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9272?: The complementary color is #777292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.