What color is #8E9675?

#8E9675 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9675?

The RGB value is 142, 150, 117: 142 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9675?

The complementary color is #7D7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9675 color

#8E9675 rgb(142, 150, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E9675 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (142, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8E9675 color codes

HEX	`#8E9675`
RGB	`rgb(142, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, -8.86, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 18.71, 118.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.272, 28.848, 21.063)`
Decimal	`9344629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9675, 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 #8E9675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8E9675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9675; }
.text { color: #8e9675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9675, #7e9675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9675?: #8E9675 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9675?: The RGB value is 142, 150, 117: 142 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9675?: The complementary color is #7D7596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.