What color is #8D8B51?

#8D8B51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8B51?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 81: 141 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B51?

The complementary color is #51538D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B51 color

#8D8B51 rgb(141, 139, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8B51 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 31.8% blue (141, 139, 81).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#8D8B51 color codes

HEX	`#8D8B51`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, -8.2, 31.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 32.29, 104.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.703, 24.723, 11.412)`
Decimal	`9276241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B51, 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 #8D8B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #8D8B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b51; }
.text { color: #8d8b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b51, #718d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8D8B51?: #8D8B51 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8B51?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 81: 141 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B51?: The complementary color is #51538D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.