What color is #8D9776?

#8D9776 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9776?

The RGB value is 141, 151, 118: 141 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9776?

The complementary color is #807697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9776 color

#8D9776 rgb(141, 151, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9776 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.2% green and 46.3% blue (141, 151, 118).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#8D9776 color codes

HEX	`#8D9776`
RGB	`rgb(141, 151, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, -9.63, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 18.86, 120.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.321, 29.104, 21.42)`
Decimal	`9279350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9776, 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 #8D9776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #8D9776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9776; }
.text { color: #8d9776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 151 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9776, #7d9776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9776?: #8D9776 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9776?: The RGB value is 141, 151, 118: 141 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9776?: The complementary color is #807697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.