What color is #8B8B46?

#8B8B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8B46?

The RGB value is 139, 139, 70: 139 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8B46?

The complementary color is #46468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8B46 color

#8B8B46 rgb(139, 139, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8B46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.5% green and 27.5% blue (139, 139, 70).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8B8B46 color codes

HEX	`#8B8B46`
RGB	`rgb(139, 139, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -10.22, 36.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 37.99, 105.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.986, 24.397, 9.397)`
Decimal	`9145158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8B46, 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 #8B8B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8B8B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8b46; }
.text { color: #8b8b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 139 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8b46, #698b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B8B46?: #8B8B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8B46?: The RGB value is 139, 139, 70: 139 red, 139 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8B46?: The complementary color is #46468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.