What color is #8B9545?

#8B9545 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 #8B9545?

The RGB value is 139, 149, 69: 139 red, 149 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9545?

The complementary color is #4F4595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9545?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9545 color

#8B9545 rgb(139, 149, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B9545 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.4% green and 27.1% blue (139, 149, 69).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#8B9545 color codes

HEX	`#8B9545`
RGB	`rgb(139, 149, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -15.64, 40.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 43.4, 111.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.469, 27.414, 9.737)`
Decimal	`9147717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9545, 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 #8B9545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #8B9545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9545; }
.text { color: #8b9545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 149 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9545, #639545); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9545?: #8B9545 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 #8B9545?: The RGB value is 139, 149, 69: 139 red, 149 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9545?: The complementary color is #4F4595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9545?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.