What color is #8B8558?

#8B8558 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8558?

The RGB value is 139, 133, 88: 139 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8558?

The complementary color is #585E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8558?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8558 color

#8B8558 rgb(139, 133, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8558 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.2% green and 34.5% blue (139, 133, 88).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#8B8558 color codes

HEX	`#8B8558`
RGB	`rgb(139, 133, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -4.92, 25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 25.58, 101.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.797, 22.969, 12.569)`
Decimal	`9143640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8558, 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 #8B8558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #8B8558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8558; }
.text { color: #8b8558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 133 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8558, #778b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8558?: #8B8558 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8558?: The RGB value is 139, 133, 88: 139 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8558?: The complementary color is #585E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8558?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.