What color is #8F8F5B?

#8F8F5B 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 #8F8F5B?

The RGB value is 143, 143, 91: 143 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8F5B?

The complementary color is #5B5B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8F5B color

#8F8F5B rgb(143, 143, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8F5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.1% green and 35.7% blue (143, 143, 91).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8F8F5B color codes

HEX	`#8F8F5B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 143, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, -8.35, 27.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 28.94, 106.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.039, 26.24, 13.747)`
Decimal	`9408347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8F5B, 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 #8F8F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #8F8F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8f5b; }
.text { color: #8f8f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 143 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8f5b, #758f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F8F5B?: #8F8F5B 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 #8F8F5B?: The RGB value is 143, 143, 91: 143 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8F5B?: The complementary color is #5B5B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.