What color is #8E9568?

#8E9568 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9568?

The RGB value is 142, 149, 104: 142 red, 149 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9568?

The complementary color is #6F6895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9568 color

#8E9568 rgb(142, 149, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E9568 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.4% green and 40.8% blue (142, 149, 104).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8E9568 color codes

HEX	`#8E9568`
RGB	`rgb(142, 149, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -10.28, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 25.18, 114.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.401, 28.245, 17.26)`
Decimal	`9344360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9568, 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 #8E9568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8E9568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9568; }
.text { color: #8e9568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 149 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9568, #789568); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9568?: #8E9568 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9568?: The RGB value is 142, 149, 104: 142 red, 149 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9568?: The complementary color is #6F6895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.