Information about #8B957A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8B957A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 149, 122) — 54.5% red, 58.4% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 11 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B957A is a calm, restrained zesty chartreuse that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Artichoke (#8F9779). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Burlap Moss (#8D907B) and Washed Green (#909782).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 149, 122) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8B957A: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B957A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B957A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8B957A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B957A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8B957A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B957A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8B957A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #8B957A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Washed Green color link
Washed Green

#909782

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Half Stonewall color link
Half Stonewall

#938D7B

Double Lemon Grass color link
Double Lemon Grass

#8B8B74

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Rusty Celadon color link
Rusty Celadon

#898A74

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Heathered Grey color link
Heathered Grey

#948C7E

#8B957A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B957A
  • RGB139, 149, 122
  • CMYK4, 0, 11, 42
  • CSSrgb(139, 149, 122)
  • HSL82°, 11%, 53%
  • HSL Precise82.222°, 11.297%, 53.137%
  • HSV82°, 18%, 58%
  • HSB82°, 18%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.584, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.584, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.584, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B957A
  • DECIMAL ID9147770
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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