What color is #8B896C?

#8B896C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B896C?

The RGB value is 139, 137, 108: 139 red, 137 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B896C?

The complementary color is #6C6E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B896C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B896C color

#8B896C rgb(139, 137, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B896C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.7% green and 42.4% blue (139, 137, 108).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8B896C color codes

HEX	`#8B896C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 137, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -4.33, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 16.45, 105.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.3, 24.463, 17.732)`
Decimal	`9144684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B896C, 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 #8B896C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B896C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8B896C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b896c; }
.text { color: #8b896c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b896c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 137 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b896c, #7d8b6c); }

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Questions

What color is #8B896C?: #8B896C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B896C?: The RGB value is 139, 137, 108: 139 red, 137 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B896C?: The complementary color is #6C6E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B896C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.