What color is #8A8A68?

#8A8A68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8A68?

The RGB value is 138, 138, 104: 138 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8A68?

The complementary color is #68688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8A68 color

#8A8A68 rgb(138, 138, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8A68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 40.8% blue (138, 138, 104).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#8A8A68 color codes

HEX	`#8A8A68`
RGB	`rgb(138, 138, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -5.89, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 19.2, 107.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.068, 24.58, 16.676)`
Decimal	`9079400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8A68, 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 #8A8A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #8A8A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8a68; }
.text { color: #8a8a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 138 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8a68, #798a68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8A68?: #8A8A68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8A68?: The RGB value is 138, 138, 104: 138 red, 138 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8A68?: The complementary color is #68688A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.