What color is #8E977B?

#8E977B 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 #8E977B?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 123: 142 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E977B?

The complementary color is #847B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E977B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E977B color

#8E977B rgb(142, 151, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E977B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 48.2% blue (142, 151, 123).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#8E977B color codes

HEX	`#8E977B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -8.42, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 16.07, 121.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.797, 29.314, 23.034)`
Decimal	`9344891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E977B, 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 #8E977B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E977B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #8E977B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e977b; }
.text { color: #8e977b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e977b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e977b, #80977b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8E977B?: #8E977B 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 #8E977B?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 123: 142 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E977B?: The complementary color is #847B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E977B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.