What color is #8A9D50?

#8A9D50 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D50?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 80: 138 red, 157 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D50?

The complementary color is #63509D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D50 color

#8A9D50 rgb(138, 157, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9D50 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 31.4% blue (138, 157, 80).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#8A9D50 color codes

HEX	`#8A9D50`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 49%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 49%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -19.11, 37.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 42.34, 116.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.986, 30.096, 12.133)`
Decimal	`9084240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D50, 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 #8A9D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8A9D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d50; }
.text { color: #8a9d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d50, #649d50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A9D50?: #8A9D50 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D50?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 80: 138 red, 157 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D50?: The complementary color is #63509D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.