What color is #8D844D?

#8D844D is a desaturated yellow known as Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rural Green?

The RGB value is 141, 132, 77: 141 red, 132 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rural Green?

The complementary color is #4D568D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D844D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rural Green color: hex code #8D844D

#8D844D rgb(141, 132, 77)

Shades of yellow

Rural Green has the hex code #8D844D. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.8% green and 30.2% blue (141, 132, 77).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 45% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

Rural Green (#8D844D) color codes

HEX	`#8D844D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 132, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 45%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, -4.79, 30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 31.2, 98.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.576, 22.702, 10.318)`
Decimal	`9274445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rural Green, 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 #8D844D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D844D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #8D844D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d844d; }
.text { color: #8d844d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d844d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 132 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d844d, #768d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #8D844D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8D844D?: #8D844D is a desaturated yellow known as Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rural Green?: The RGB value is 141, 132, 77: 141 red, 132 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rural Green?: The complementary color is #4D568D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D844D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.