What color is #8A9055?

#8A9055 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 #8A9055?

The RGB value is 138, 144, 85: 138 red, 144 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9055?

The complementary color is #5B5590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9055?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9055 color

#8A9055 rgb(138, 144, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A9055 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.5% green and 33.3% blue (138, 144, 85).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#8A9055 color codes

HEX	`#8A9055`
RGB	`rgb(138, 144, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, -11.72, 30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 32.76, 110.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.094, 26.006, 12.448)`
Decimal	`9080917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9055, 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 #8A9055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #8A9055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9055; }
.text { color: #8a9055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 144 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9055, #6c9055); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9055?: #8A9055 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 #8A9055?: The RGB value is 138, 144, 85: 138 red, 144 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9055?: The complementary color is #5B5590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9055?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.