What color is #8AA10F?

#8AA10F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA10F?

The RGB value is 138, 161, 15: 138 red, 161 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA10F?

The complementary color is #260FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA10F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA10F color

#8AA10F rgb(138, 161, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA10F is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.1% green and 5.9% blue (138, 161, 15).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 83% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Noxious (#89A203), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#8AA10F color codes

HEX	`#8AA10F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 161, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 83%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 91%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 91%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, -25.15, 62.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 67.57, 111.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.313, 30.928, 5.193)`
Decimal	`9085199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA10F, 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 #8AA10F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA10F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8AA10F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa10f; }
.text { color: #8aa10f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa10f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 161 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa10f, #41a10f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #8AA10F?: #8AA10F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA10F?: The RGB value is 138, 161, 15: 138 red, 161 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA10F?: The complementary color is #260FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA10F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.