What color is #8B8771?

#8B8771 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8771?

The RGB value is 139, 135, 113: 139 red, 135 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8771?

The complementary color is #71758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8771 color

#8B8771 rgb(139, 135, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8771 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.9% green and 44.3% blue (139, 135, 113).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8B8771 color codes

HEX	`#8B8771`
RGB	`rgb(139, 135, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, -2.42, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 12.62, 101.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.292, 24.009, 19.08)`
Decimal	`9144177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8771, 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 #8B8771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #8B8771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8771; }
.text { color: #8b8771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 135 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8771, #828b71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B8771?: #8B8771 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8771?: The RGB value is 139, 135, 113: 139 red, 135 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8771?: The complementary color is #71758B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.