What color is #8A8C75?

#8A8C75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8C75?

The RGB value is 138, 140, 117: 138 red, 140 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8C75?

The complementary color is #77758C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8C75 color

#8A8C75 rgb(138, 140, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8C75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.9% green and 45.9% blue (138, 140, 117).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#8A8C75 color codes

HEX	`#8A8C75`
RGB	`rgb(138, 140, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, -4.94, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 13.04, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.07, 25.444, 20.522)`
Decimal	`9079925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8C75, 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 #8A8C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #8A8C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8c75; }
.text { color: #8a8c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 140 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8c75, #7e8c75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8C75?: #8A8C75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8C75?: The RGB value is 138, 140, 117: 138 red, 140 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8C75?: The complementary color is #77758C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.