What color is #8A8A47?

#8A8A47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8A47?

The RGB value is 138, 138, 71: 138 red, 138 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8A47?

The complementary color is #47478A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8A47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8A47 color

#8A8A47 rgb(138, 138, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8A47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 27.8% blue (138, 138, 71).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8A8A47 color codes

HEX	`#8A8A47`
RGB	`rgb(138, 138, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 49%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, -10.02, 35.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 37, 105.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.707, 24.036, 9.509)`
Decimal	`9079367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8A47, 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 #8A8A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8A8A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8a47; }
.text { color: #8a8a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 138 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8a47, #698a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A8A47?: #8A8A47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8A47?: The RGB value is 138, 138, 71: 138 red, 138 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8A47?: The complementary color is #47478A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8A47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.