What color is #8E9B49?

#8E9B49 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 #8E9B49?

The RGB value is 142, 155, 73: 142 red, 155 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9B49?

The complementary color is #56499B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9B49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9B49 color

#8E9B49 rgb(142, 155, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #8E9B49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 60.8% green and 28.6% blue (142, 155, 73).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 36% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 39% 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 6.93:1).

#8E9B49 color codes

HEX	`#8E9B49`
RGB	`rgb(142, 155, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 60.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 36%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 53%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, -17.12, 40.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 44.37, 112.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.08, 29.675, 10.761)`
Decimal	`9345865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9B49, 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 #8E9B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8E9B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9b49; }
.text { color: #8e9b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 155 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9b49, #659b49); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9B49?: #8E9B49 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 #8E9B49?: The RGB value is 142, 155, 73: 142 red, 155 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9B49?: The complementary color is #56499B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9B49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.