#8E8158 Hex Color

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#8e8158 is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, very unsaturated, warm, mellow, yellow and olive. It is a shade of yellow, olive. The hex code is #8e8158.

Questions about #8e8158

What is #8e8158 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8e8158 is rgb(142, 129, 88), in HSL hsl(46, 23%, 45%) and in CMYK 0%, 9%, 38%, 44%.
Is #8e8158 readable on white or black?
#8e8158 has a 3.86:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.43:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.