What color is #8A932F?

#8A932F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A932F?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 47: 138 red, 147 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A932F?

The complementary color is #382F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A932F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A932F color

#8A932F rgb(138, 147, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A932F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 18.4% blue (138, 147, 47).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#8A932F color codes

HEX	`#8A932F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 68%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -16.75, 49.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 52.33, 108.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.429, 26.476, 6.67)`
Decimal	`9081647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A932F, 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 #8A932F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A932F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #8A932F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a932f; }
.text { color: #8a932f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a932f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a932f, #58932f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #8A932F?: #8A932F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A932F?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 47: 138 red, 147 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A932F?: The complementary color is #382F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A932F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.