What color is #8D9F79?

#8D9F79 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 #8D9F79?

The RGB value is 141, 159, 121: 141 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9F79?

The complementary color is #8B799F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9F79 color

#8D9F79 rgb(141, 159, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9F79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 62.4% green and 47.5% blue (141, 159, 121).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#8D9F79 color codes

HEX	`#8D9F79`
RGB	`rgb(141, 159, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 62.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, -13.42, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 22.27, 127.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.833, 31.839, 22.817)`
Decimal	`9281401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9F79, 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 #8D9F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #8D9F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9f79; }
.text { color: #8d9f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 159 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9f79, #7a9f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9F79?: #8D9F79 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 #8D9F79?: The RGB value is 141, 159, 121: 141 red, 159 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9F79?: The complementary color is #8B799F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.