What color is #8A8F55?

#8A8F55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8F55?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 85: 138 red, 143 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8F55?

The complementary color is #5A558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8F55 color

#8A8F55 rgb(138, 143, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8F55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 33.3% blue (138, 143, 85).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#8A8F55 color codes

HEX	`#8A8F55`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -11.18, 30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 32.23, 110.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.944, 25.704, 12.398)`
Decimal	`9080661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8F55, 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 #8A8F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #8A8F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8f55; }
.text { color: #8a8f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8f55, #6d8f55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8F55?: #8A8F55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8F55?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 85: 138 red, 143 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8F55?: The complementary color is #5A558F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.