What color is #8B9527?

#8B9527 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9527?

The RGB value is 139, 149, 39: 139 red, 149 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9527?

The complementary color is #312795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9527?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9527 color

#8B9527 rgb(139, 149, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B9527 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.4% green and 15.3% blue (139, 149, 39).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 59% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8B9527 color codes

HEX	`#8B9527`
RGB	`rgb(139, 149, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 59%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 74%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 74%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, -17.8, 53.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 56.22, 108.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.762, 27.131, 6.009)`
Decimal	`9147687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9527, 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 #8B9527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8B9527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9527; }
.text { color: #8b9527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 149 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9527, #549527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #8B9527?: #8B9527 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9527?: The RGB value is 139, 149, 39: 139 red, 149 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9527?: The complementary color is #312795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9527?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.