What color is #8D9156?

#8D9156 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 #8D9156?

The RGB value is 141, 145, 86: 141 red, 145 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9156?

The complementary color is #5A5691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9156?

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.

#8D9156 color

#8D9156 rgb(141, 145, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D9156 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.9% green and 33.7% blue (141, 145, 86).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#8D9156 color codes

HEX	`#8D9156`
RGB	`rgb(141, 145, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 41%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, -10.88, 30.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 32.66, 109.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.79, 26.586, 12.733)`
Decimal	`9277782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9156, 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 #8D9156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9156 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 #8D9156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9156; }
.text { color: #8d9156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 145 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9156, #709156); }

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Questions

What color is #8D9156?: #8D9156 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 #8D9156?: The RGB value is 141, 145, 86: 141 red, 145 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9156?: The complementary color is #5A5691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9156?: 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.