What color is #8B9052?

#8B9052 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9052?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 82: 139 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9052?

The complementary color is #575290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9052?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9052 color

#8B9052 rgb(139, 144, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B9052 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 32.2% blue (139, 144, 82).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#8B9052 color codes

HEX	`#8B9052`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -11.65, 32.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 34.3, 109.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.144, 26.045, 11.842)`
Decimal	`9146450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9052, 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 #8B9052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #8B9052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9052; }
.text { color: #8b9052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9052, #6c9052); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9052?: #8B9052 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9052?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 82: 139 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9052?: The complementary color is #575290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9052?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.