What color is #8B8D59?

#8B8D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8D59?

The RGB value is 139, 141, 89: 139 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8D59?

The complementary color is #5B598D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8D59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8D59 color

#8B8D59 rgb(139, 141, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8D59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.3% green and 34.9% blue (139, 141, 89).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#8B8D59 color codes

HEX	`#8B8D59`
RGB	`rgb(139, 141, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -9.19, 27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 29.02, 108.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.976, 25.26, 13.167)`
Decimal	`9145689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8D59, 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 #8B8D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #8B8D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8d59; }
.text { color: #8b8d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 141 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8d59, #718d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8B8D59?: #8B8D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8D59?: The RGB value is 139, 141, 89: 139 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8D59?: The complementary color is #5B598D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8D59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.