What color is #8D947C?

#8D947C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D947C?

The RGB value is 141, 148, 124: 141 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D947C?

The complementary color is #837C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D947C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D947C color

#8D947C rgb(141, 148, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D947C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58% green and 48.6% blue (141, 148, 124).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#8D947C color codes

HEX	`#8D947C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 148, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -7, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 13.76, 120.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.212, 28.298, 23.199)`
Decimal	`9278588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D947C, 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 #8D947C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D947C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #8D947C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d947c; }
.text { color: #8d947c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d947c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 148 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d947c, #81947c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D947C?: #8D947C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D947C?: The RGB value is 141, 148, 124: 141 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D947C?: The complementary color is #837C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D947C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.