What color is #8E976B?

#8E976B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E976B?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 107: 142 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E976B?

The complementary color is #746B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E976B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E976B color

#8E976B rgb(142, 151, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E976B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 42% blue (142, 151, 107).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8E976B color codes

HEX	`#8E976B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, -10.92, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 24.71, 116.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.876, 28.946, 18.184)`
Decimal	`9344875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E976B, 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 #8E976B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E976B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8E976B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e976b; }
.text { color: #8e976b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e976b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e976b, #78976b); }

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Questions

What color is #8E976B?: #8E976B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E976B?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 107: 142 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E976B?: The complementary color is #746B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E976B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.