What color is #8E9169?

#8E9169 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 #8E9169?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 105: 142 red, 145 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9169?

The complementary color is #6C6991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9169 color

#8E9169 rgb(142, 145, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9169 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 41.2% blue (142, 145, 105).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% 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 6.4:1).

#8E9169 color codes

HEX	`#8E9169`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, -7.97, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 22.4, 110.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.83, 27.022, 17.322)`
Decimal	`9343337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9169, 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 #8E9169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #8E9169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9169; }
.text { color: #8e9169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9169, #7a9169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9169?: #8E9169 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 #8E9169?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 105: 142 red, 145 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9169?: The complementary color is #6C6991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.