What color is #8E9166?

#8E9166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9166?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 102: 142 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9166?

The complementary color is #696691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9166 color

#8E9166 rgb(142, 145, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9166 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 40% blue (142, 145, 102).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#8E9166 color codes

HEX	`#8E9166`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, -8.4, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 24.04, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.679, 26.961, 16.524)`
Decimal	`9343334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9166, 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 #8E9166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #8E9166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9166; }
.text { color: #8e9166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9166, #799166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9166?: #8E9166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9166?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 102: 142 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9166?: The complementary color is #696691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.