What color is #8C8E56?

#8C8E56 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 #8C8E56?

The RGB value is 140, 142, 86: 140 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8E56?

The complementary color is #58568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8E56 color

#8C8E56 rgb(140, 142, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C8E56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.7% green and 33.7% blue (140, 142, 86).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% 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 6.12:1).

#8C8E56 color codes

HEX	`#8C8E56`
RGB	`rgb(140, 142, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -9.68, 29.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 31.13, 108.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.168, 25.594, 12.575)`
Decimal	`9211478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8E56, 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 #8C8E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #8C8E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8e56; }
.text { color: #8c8e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 142 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8e56, #708e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C8E56?: #8C8E56 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 #8C8E56?: The RGB value is 140, 142, 86: 140 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8E56?: The complementary color is #58568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.