What color is #8D9D7D?

#8D9D7D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9D7D?

The RGB value is 141, 157, 125: 141 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9D7D?

The complementary color is #8D7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9D7D color

#8D9D7D rgb(141, 157, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9D7D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.6% green and 49% blue (141, 157, 125).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#8D9D7D color codes

HEX	`#8D9D7D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 157, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, -11.69, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 18.92, 128.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.743, 31.257, 24.022)`
Decimal	`9280893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9D7D, 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 #8D9D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #8D9D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9d7d; }
.text { color: #8d9d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 157 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9d7d, #7d9d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9D7D?: #8D9D7D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9D7D?: The RGB value is 141, 157, 125: 141 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9D7D?: The complementary color is #8D7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.