What color is #8D985B?

#8D985B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D985B?

The RGB value is 141, 152, 91: 141 red, 152 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D985B?

The complementary color is #665B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D985B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D985B color

#8D985B rgb(141, 152, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D985B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.6% green and 35.7% blue (141, 152, 91).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#8D985B color codes

HEX	`#8D985B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 152, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 40%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -14.01, 30.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 33.81, 114.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.101, 28.875, 14.199)`
Decimal	`9279579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D985B, 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 #8D985B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D985B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8D985B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d985b; }
.text { color: #8d985b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d985b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 152 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d985b, #6f985b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D985B?: #8D985B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D985B?: The RGB value is 141, 152, 91: 141 red, 152 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D985B?: The complementary color is #665B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D985B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.