What color is #8A8E63?

#8A8E63 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 #8A8E63?

The RGB value is 138, 142, 99: 138 red, 142 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8E63?

The complementary color is #67638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8E63 color

#8A8E63 rgb(138, 142, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8E63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.7% green and 38.8% blue (138, 142, 99).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#8A8E63 color codes

HEX	`#8A8E63`
RGB	`rgb(138, 142, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 55.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -8.81, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 24.15, 111.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.406, 25.65, 15.573)`
Decimal	`9080419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8E63, 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 #8A8E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #8A8E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8e63; }
.text { color: #8a8e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 142 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8e63, #758e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A8E63?: #8A8E63 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 #8A8E63?: The RGB value is 138, 142, 99: 138 red, 142 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8E63?: The complementary color is #67638E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.