What color is #8D977C?

#8D977C 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 #8D977C?

The RGB value is 141, 151, 124: 141 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D977C?

The complementary color is #867C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D977C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D977C color

#8D977C rgb(141, 151, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D977C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.2% green and 48.6% blue (141, 151, 124).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#8D977C color codes

HEX	`#8D977C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 151, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -8.63, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 15.64, 123.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.689, 29.251, 23.358)`
Decimal	`9279356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D977C, 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 #8D977C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D977C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #8D977C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d977c; }
.text { color: #8d977c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d977c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 151 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d977c, #80977c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D977C?: #8D977C 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 #8D977C?: The RGB value is 141, 151, 124: 141 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D977C?: The complementary color is #867C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D977C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.