Recognised as Colour
#8B8159
- #8B8159
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#8B8159 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 129, 89 and HSL 48°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#8B8159#8B8159
HEX#8B8159
RGBrgb(139, 129, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5059, 0.349
RGB percentages54.5%, 50.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(48, 21.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 36%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 36%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,142,617
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8159;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#747EA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59638B
Analogous#8B6859, #7C8B59
Triadic#598B81, #81598B
Split complementary#597C8B, #68598B
Tetradic#598B68, #59638B, #8B597C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G129
B89
Red139 (54.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 81 · B 59
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