What color is #8F917C?

#8F917C is a grayish yellow known as Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Farmer’s Market?

The RGB value is 143, 145, 124: 143 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Farmer’s Market?

The complementary color is #7E7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F917C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Farmer’s Market color: hex code #8F917C

#8F917C rgb(143, 145, 124)

Shades of gray

Farmer’s Market has the hex code #8F917C. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.9% green and 48.6% blue (143, 145, 124).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

Farmer’s Market (#8F917C) color codes

HEX	`#8F917C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.48, -4.58, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.48, 11.84, 112.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.091, 27.546, 23.06)`
Decimal	`9408892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Farmer’s Market, 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 #8F917C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F917C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #8F917C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f917c; }
.text { color: #8f917c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f917c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f917c, #85917c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #8F917C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F917C?: #8F917C is a grayish yellow known as Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Farmer’s Market?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 124: 143 red, 145 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Farmer’s Market?: The complementary color is #7E7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F917C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.