What color is #8D8A5E?

#8D8A5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8A5E?

The RGB value is 141, 138, 94: 141 red, 138 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8A5E?

The complementary color is #5E618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8A5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8A5E color

#8D8A5E rgb(141, 138, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8A5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.1% green and 36.9% blue (141, 138, 94).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8D8A5E color codes

HEX	`#8D8A5E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 138, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, -6.07, 24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 24.77, 104.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.094, 24.648, 14.181)`
Decimal	`9275998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8A5E, 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 #8D8A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8D8A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8a5e; }
.text { color: #8d8a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 138 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8a5e, #798d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8A5E?: #8D8A5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8A5E?: The RGB value is 141, 138, 94: 141 red, 138 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8A5E?: The complementary color is #5E618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8A5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.