What color is #8C915B?

#8C915B 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 #8C915B?

The RGB value is 140, 145, 91: 140 red, 145 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C915B?

The complementary color is #605B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C915B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C915B color

#8C915B rgb(140, 145, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C915B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.9% green and 35.7% blue (140, 145, 91).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% 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 6.32:1).

#8C915B color codes

HEX	`#8C915B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 145, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 37%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, -10.68, 28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 30.04, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.829, 26.582, 13.824)`
Decimal	`9212251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C915B, 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 #8C915B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C915B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #8C915B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c915b; }
.text { color: #8c915b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c915b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 145 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c915b, #71915b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C915B?: #8C915B 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 #8C915B?: The RGB value is 140, 145, 91: 140 red, 145 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C915B?: The complementary color is #605B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C915B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.