What color is #8A8158?

#8A8158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8158?

The RGB value is 138, 129, 88: 138 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8158?

The complementary color is #58618A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8158 color

#8A8158 rgb(138, 129, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A8158 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.6% green and 34.5% blue (138, 129, 88).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#8A8158 color codes

HEX	`#8A8158`
RGB	`rgb(138, 129, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -3.11, 23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 23.69, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.093, 21.809, 12.382)`
Decimal	`9077080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8158, 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 #8A8158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #8A8158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8158; }
.text { color: #8a8158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 129 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8158, #7a8a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8158?: #8A8158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8158?: The RGB value is 138, 129, 88: 138 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8158?: The complementary color is #58618A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.