What color is #8D9B85?

#8D9B85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9B85?

The RGB value is 141, 155, 133: 141 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9B85?

The complementary color is #93859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9B85 color

#8D9B85 rgb(141, 155, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9B85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60.8% green and 52.2% blue (141, 155, 133).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#8D9B85 color codes

HEX	`#8D9B85`
RGB	`rgb(141, 155, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -9.23, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 13.51, 133.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.939, 30.799, 26.711)`
Decimal	`9280389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9B85, 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 #8D9B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #8D9B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9b85; }
.text { color: #8d9b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 155 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9b85, #859b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9B85?: #8D9B85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9B85?: The RGB value is 141, 155, 133: 141 red, 155 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9B85?: The complementary color is #93859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.