What color is #8A954B?

#8A954B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A954B?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 75: 138 red, 149 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A954B?

The complementary color is #564B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A954B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A954B color

#8A954B rgb(138, 149, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A954B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 29.4% blue (138, 149, 75).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 33% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#8A954B color codes

HEX	`#8A954B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 33%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 50%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 50%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -15.48, 37.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 40.52, 112.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.499, 27.406, 10.76)`
Decimal	`9082187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A954B, 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 #8A954B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A954B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #8A954B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a954b; }
.text { color: #8a954b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a954b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a954b, #65954b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A954B?: #8A954B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A954B?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 75: 138 red, 149 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A954B?: The complementary color is #564B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A954B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.