What color is #8D9567?

#8D9567 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9567?

The RGB value is 141, 149, 103: 141 red, 149 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9567?

The complementary color is #6F6795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9567?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9567 color

#8D9567 rgb(141, 149, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9567 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58.4% green and 40.4% blue (141, 149, 103).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#8D9567 color codes

HEX	`#8D9567`
RGB	`rgb(141, 149, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -10.82, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 25.77, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.18, 28.137, 16.987)`
Decimal	`9278823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9567, 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 #8D9567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #8D9567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9567; }
.text { color: #8d9567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 149 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9567, #769567); }

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Questions

What color is #8D9567?: #8D9567 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9567?: The RGB value is 141, 149, 103: 141 red, 149 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9567?: The complementary color is #6F6795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9567?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.