What color is #8E947F?

#8E947F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E947F?

The RGB value is 142, 148, 127: 142 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E947F?

The complementary color is #857F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E947F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E947F color

#8E947F rgb(142, 148, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E947F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58% green and 49.8% blue (142, 148, 127).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8E947F color codes

HEX	`#8E947F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 148, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -6.1, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 12.04, 120.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.575, 28.463, 24.221)`
Decimal	`9344127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E947F, 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 #8E947F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E947F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #8E947F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e947f; }
.text { color: #8e947f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e947f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 148 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e947f, #84947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E947F?: #8E947F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E947F?: The RGB value is 142, 148, 127: 142 red, 148 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E947F?: The complementary color is #857F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E947F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.