What color is #8B825B?

#8B825B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B825B?

The RGB value is 139, 130, 91: 139 red, 130 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B825B?

The complementary color is #5B648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B825B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B825B color

#8B825B rgb(139, 130, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B825B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51% green and 35.7% blue (139, 130, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#8B825B color codes

HEX	`#8B825B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 130, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -2.85, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 22.56, 97.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.519, 22.21, 13.102)`
Decimal	`9142875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B825B, 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 #8B825B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B825B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #8B825B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b825b; }
.text { color: #8b825b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b825b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 130 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b825b, #7c8b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B825B?: #8B825B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B825B?: The RGB value is 139, 130, 91: 139 red, 130 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B825B?: The complementary color is #5B648B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B825B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.