What color is #8B9000?

#8B9000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9000?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 0: 139 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9000?

The complementary color is #050090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9000 color

#8B9000 rgb(139, 144, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B9000 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 0% blue (139, 144, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#8B9000 color codes

HEX	`#8B9000`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -16.36, 61.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 63.37, 104.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.622, 25.436, 3.823)`
Decimal	`9146368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9000, 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 #8B9000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #8B9000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9000; }
.text { color: #8b9000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9000, #439000); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B9000?: #8B9000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9000?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 0: 139 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9000?: The complementary color is #050090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.