What color is #8E9157?

#8E9157 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9157?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 87: 142 red, 145 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9157?

The complementary color is #5A5791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9157 color

#8E9157 rgb(142, 145, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9157 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 34.1% blue (142, 145, 87).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8E9157 color codes

HEX	`#8E9157`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 40%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, -10.34, 30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 32.11, 108.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.001, 26.69, 12.955)`
Decimal	`9343319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9157, 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 #8E9157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #8E9157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9157; }
.text { color: #8e9157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9157, #719157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9157?: #8E9157 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9157?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 87: 142 red, 145 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9157?: The complementary color is #5A5791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.