What color is #8C9158?

#8C9158 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 #8C9158?

The RGB value is 140, 145, 88: 140 red, 145 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9158?

The complementary color is #5D5891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9158 color

#8C9158 rgb(140, 145, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C9158 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.9% green and 34.5% blue (140, 145, 88).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8C9158 color codes

HEX	`#8C9158`
RGB	`rgb(140, 145, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, -11.06, 29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 31.63, 110.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.702, 26.531, 13.156)`
Decimal	`9212248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9158, 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 #8C9158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8C9158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9158; }
.text { color: #8c9158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 145 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9158, #709158); }

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Questions

What color is #8C9158?: #8C9158 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 #8C9158?: The RGB value is 140, 145, 88: 140 red, 145 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9158?: The complementary color is #5D5891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.