Information about #8C978E color

#8C978E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C978E falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 151, 142) — 54.9% red, 59.2% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 4 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8C978E is a softly muted neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Mantle (#8B9C90). Slightly further away sit Half Innocence (#8A9794) and Gannet Grey (#8E918F).

The recipe behind #8C978E is rgb(140, 151, 142), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8C978E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8C978E color variations

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

#8C978E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C978E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8C978E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C978E 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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#8C978E 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 #8C978E

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

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Half Innocence color link
Half Innocence

#8A9794

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

#8C978E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C978E
  • RGB140, 151, 142
  • CMYK4, 0, 4, 41
  • CSSrgb(140, 151, 142)
  • HSL131°, 5%, 57%
  • HSL Precise130.909°, 5.023%, 57.059%
  • HSV131°, 7%, 59%
  • HSB131°, 7%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.592, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.592, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.592, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C978E
  • DECIMAL ID9213838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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