What color is #8A8574?

#8A8574 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8574?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 116: 138 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8574?

The complementary color is #74798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8574 color

#8A8574 rgb(138, 133, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8574 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 45.5% blue (138, 133, 116).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#8A8574 color codes

HEX	`#8A8574`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -1.19, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 9.92, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.021, 23.44, 19.884)`
Decimal	`9078132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8574, 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 #8A8574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #8A8574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8574; }
.text { color: #8a8574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8574, #848a74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8574?: #8A8574 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8574?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 116: 138 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8574?: The complementary color is #74798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.