What color is #8A8F5A?

#8A8F5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8F5A?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 90: 138 red, 143 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8F5A?

The complementary color is #5F5A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8F5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8F5A color

#8A8F5A rgb(138, 143, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8F5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 35.3% blue (138, 143, 90).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#8A8F5A color codes

HEX	`#8A8F5A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, -10.56, 27.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 29.57, 110.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.149, 25.787, 13.481)`
Decimal	`9080666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8F5A, 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 #8A8F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #8A8F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8f5a; }
.text { color: #8a8f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8f5a, #708f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A8F5A?: #8A8F5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8F5A?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 90: 138 red, 143 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8F5A?: The complementary color is #5F5A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8F5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.