What color is #8B8D49?

#8B8D49 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 #8B8D49?

The RGB value is 139, 141, 73: 139 red, 141 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8D49?

The complementary color is #4B498D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8D49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8D49 color

#8B8D49 rgb(139, 141, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8D49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.3% green and 28.6% blue (139, 141, 73).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8B8D49 color codes

HEX	`#8B8D49`
RGB	`rgb(139, 141, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 48%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, -11, 35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 37.43, 107.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.375, 25.02, 10.005)`
Decimal	`9145673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8D49, 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 #8B8D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8B8D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8d49; }
.text { color: #8b8d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 141 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8d49, #698d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B8D49?: #8B8D49 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 #8B8D49?: The RGB value is 139, 141, 73: 139 red, 141 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8D49?: The complementary color is #4B498D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8D49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.