HEX Color #8A831D (Olive)

About #8A831D

The precise color #8A831D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 131, 29).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 79% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 56.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A831D

RGB138, 131, 29

HSL56.1°, 65.3%, 32.7%

CMYK0%, 5%, 79%, 46%

HSV56.1°, 79.0%, 54.1%

LAB53.7, -9.2, 51.8

XYZ18.8, 21.7, 4.4

Decimal9077533

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A831D #1D2489

Analogous

#894C1D #5A891D

Triadic

#1D8983 #821D89

Tetradic

#1D894C #1D2489 #891D5A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A831D

#979036

#A49E4F

#B1AC68

#BEBA81

#CBC79A

#D8D5B3

#E5E3CC

#F2F1E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A831D

#7A7419

#6B6516

#5C5713

#4C4810

#3D3A0C

#2E2B09

#1E1D06

#0F0E03

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.93:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.34:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.54:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A831D; }

.text-color { color: #8A831D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A831D; }

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Olive

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