What color is #8A9457?

#8A9457 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9457?

The RGB value is 138, 148, 87: 138 red, 148 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9457?

The complementary color is #615794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9457?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9457 color

#8A9457 rgb(138, 148, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9457 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58% green and 34.1% blue (138, 148, 87).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8A9457 color codes

HEX	`#8A9457`
RGB	`rgb(138, 148, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -13.61, 31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 33.87, 113.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.792, 27.271, 13.078)`
Decimal	`9081943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9457, 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 #8A9457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #8A9457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9457; }
.text { color: #8a9457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 148 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9457, #6b9457); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9457?: #8A9457 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9457?: The RGB value is 138, 148, 87: 138 red, 148 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9457?: The complementary color is #615794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9457?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.