What color is #8B846F?

#8B846F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B846F?

The RGB value is 139, 132, 111: 139 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B846F?

The complementary color is #6F768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B846F color

#8B846F rgb(139, 132, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B846F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (139, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#8B846F color codes

HEX	`#8B846F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -1.05, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 12.35, 94.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.768, 23.14, 18.356)`
Decimal	`9143407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B846F, 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 #8B846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #8B846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b846f; }
.text { color: #8b846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b846f, #848b6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B846F?: #8B846F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B846F?: The RGB value is 139, 132, 111: 139 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B846F?: The complementary color is #6F768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.