What color is #8A9344?

#8A9344 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9344?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 68: 138 red, 147 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9344?

The complementary color is #4D4493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9344?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9344 color

#8A9344 rgb(138, 147, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A9344 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 26.7% blue (138, 147, 68).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 37% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8A9344 color codes

HEX	`#8A9344`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 37%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -15.11, 40.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 42.93, 110.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.959, 26.688, 9.462)`
Decimal	`9081668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9344, 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 #8A9344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #8A9344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9344; }
.text { color: #8a9344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9344, #629344); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9344?: #8A9344 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9344?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 68: 138 red, 147 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9344?: The complementary color is #4D4493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9344?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.