What color is #8A896D?

#8A896D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A896D?

The RGB value is 138, 137, 109: 138 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A896D?

The complementary color is #6D6E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A896D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A896D color

#8A896D rgb(138, 137, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A896D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.7% green and 42.7% blue (138, 137, 109).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8A896D color codes

HEX	`#8A896D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 137, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -4.57, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 15.87, 106.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.187, 24.399, 18.006)`
Decimal	`9079149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A896D, 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 #8A896D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A896D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8A896D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a896d; }
.text { color: #8a896d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a896d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 137 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a896d, #7c8a6d); }

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Questions

What color is #8A896D?: #8A896D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A896D?: The RGB value is 138, 137, 109: 138 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A896D?: The complementary color is #6D6E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A896D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.