What color is #8A8561?

#8A8561 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8561?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 97: 138 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8561?

The complementary color is #61668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8561 color

#8A8561 rgb(138, 133, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8561 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 38% blue (138, 133, 97).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8A8561 color codes

HEX	`#8A8561`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, -4.13, 20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 20.56, 101.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.027, 23.042, 14.647)`
Decimal	`9078113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8561, 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 #8A8561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8A8561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8561; }
.text { color: #8a8561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8561, #7a8a61); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8561?: #8A8561 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8561?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 97: 138 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8561?: The complementary color is #61668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.