What color is #8D8A57?

#8D8A57 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 #8D8A57?

The RGB value is 141, 138, 87: 141 red, 138 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8A57?

The complementary color is #575A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8A57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8A57 color

#8D8A57 rgb(141, 138, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8A57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.1% green and 34.1% blue (141, 138, 87).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#8D8A57 color codes

HEX	`#8D8A57`
RGB	`rgb(141, 138, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -6.95, 27.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 28.59, 104.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.794, 24.528, 12.601)`
Decimal	`9275991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8A57, 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 #8D8A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #8D8A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8a57; }
.text { color: #8d8a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 138 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8a57, #758d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8D8A57?: #8D8A57 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 #8D8A57?: The RGB value is 141, 138, 87: 141 red, 138 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8A57?: The complementary color is #575A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8A57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.