What color is #8A873C?

#8A873C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A873C?

The RGB value is 138, 135, 60: 138 red, 135 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A873C?

The complementary color is #3C3F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A873C?

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.

#8A873C color

#8A873C rgb(138, 135, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A873C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.9% green and 23.5% blue (138, 135, 60).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 57% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8A873C color codes

HEX	`#8A873C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 135, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 57%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 57%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -9.4, 40.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 41.12, 103.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.961, 23.058, 7.673)`
Decimal	`9078588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A873C, 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 #8A873C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A873C 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 #8A873C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a873c; }
.text { color: #8a873c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a873c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 135 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a873c, #668a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8A873C?: #8A873C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A873C?: The RGB value is 138, 135, 60: 138 red, 135 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A873C?: The complementary color is #3C3F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A873C?: 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.