What color is #8A875E?

#8A875E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A875E?

The RGB value is 138, 135, 94: 138 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A875E?

The complementary color is #5E618A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A875E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A875E color

#8A875E rgb(138, 135, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A875E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.9% green and 36.9% blue (138, 135, 94).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#8A875E color codes

HEX	`#8A875E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 135, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -5.66, 22.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 23.21, 104.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.166, 23.54, 14.016)`
Decimal	`9078622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A875E, 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 #8A875E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A875E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #8A875E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a875e; }
.text { color: #8a875e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a875e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 135 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a875e, #778a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A875E?: #8A875E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A875E?: The RGB value is 138, 135, 94: 138 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A875E?: The complementary color is #5E618A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A875E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.