What color is #8B856E?

#8B856E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B856E?

The RGB value is 139, 133, 110: 139 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B856E?

The complementary color is #6E748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B856E color

#8B856E rgb(139, 133, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B856E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (139, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8B856E color codes

HEX	`#8B856E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, -1.78, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 13.35, 97.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.849, 23.39, 18.113)`
Decimal	`9143662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B856E, 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 #8B856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8B856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b856e; }
.text { color: #8b856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b856e, #838b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B856E?: #8B856E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B856E?: The RGB value is 139, 133, 110: 139 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B856E?: The complementary color is #6E748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.