What color is #8D9946?

#8D9946 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9946?

The RGB value is 141, 153, 70: 141 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9946?

The complementary color is #524699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9946?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9946 color

#8D9946 rgb(141, 153, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #8D9946 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60% green and 27.5% blue (141, 153, 70).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#8D9946 color codes

HEX	`#8D9946`
RGB	`rgb(141, 153, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -16.79, 41.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 44.84, 111.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.482, 28.888, 10.132)`
Decimal	`9279814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9946, 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 #8D9946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #8D9946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9946; }
.text { color: #8d9946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 153 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9946, #649946); }

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Questions

What color is #8D9946?: #8D9946 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9946?: The RGB value is 141, 153, 70: 141 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9946?: The complementary color is #524699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9946?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.