What color is #8E9267?

#8E9267 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 #8E9267?

The RGB value is 142, 146, 103: 142 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9267?

The complementary color is #6B6792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9267 color

#8E9267 rgb(142, 146, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9267 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 57.3% green and 40.4% blue (142, 146, 103).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8E9267 color codes

HEX	`#8E9267`
RGB	`rgb(142, 146, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 57.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, -8.8, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 24.04, 111.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.882, 27.288, 16.838)`
Decimal	`9343591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9267, 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 #8E9267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #8E9267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9267; }
.text { color: #8e9267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 146 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9267, #799267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E9267?: #8E9267 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 #8E9267?: The RGB value is 142, 146, 103: 142 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9267?: The complementary color is #6B6792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.