What color is #8D9A85?

#8D9A85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9A85?

The RGB value is 141, 154, 133: 141 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9A85?

The complementary color is #92859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9A85 color

#8D9A85 rgb(141, 154, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9A85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60.4% green and 52.2% blue (141, 154, 133).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#8D9A85 color codes

HEX	`#8D9A85`
RGB	`rgb(141, 154, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, -8.68, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 12.84, 132.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.773, 30.467, 26.656)`
Decimal	`9280133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9A85, 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 #8D9A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8D9A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9a85; }
.text { color: #8d9a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 154 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9a85, #859a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9A85?: #8D9A85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9A85?: The RGB value is 141, 154, 133: 141 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9A85?: The complementary color is #92859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.