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#8A997D closest to Artichoke

#8A997D is a medium, muted green; the closest named color is Artichoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.0% green and 49.0% blue (rgb(138, 153, 125)). Its HSL value is 92° hue, 12% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black. #8A997D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.93:1.

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Variations of #8A997D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A997D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A997D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A997D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99947E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C957B
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97967C
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99947E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95957E
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8B9691
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A9887
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #92958F

#8A997D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#8A997D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.93:1 Good#8A997D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A997D in CSS

/* Artichoke */
.color { color: #8A997D; }
.background { background-color: #8A997D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A997D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 153 125);
color: hsl(92 12% 55%);
color: oklch(0.663 0.044 130.6);

#8A997D FAQ

What color is #8A997D?

#8A997D is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Artichoke. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A997D?

#8A997D is rgb(138, 153, 125) in RGB, hsl(92, 12%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A997D?

The complementary color of #8A997D is #8C7D99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A997D?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A997D: 6.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A997D a warm or cool color?

#8A997D is a cool color.