What color is #8B8B6D?

#8B8B6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8B6D?

The RGB value is 139, 139, 109: 139 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8B6D?

The complementary color is #6D6D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8B6D color

#8B8B6D rgb(139, 139, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8B6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.5% green and 42.7% blue (139, 139, 109).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#8B8B6D color codes

HEX	`#8B8B6D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 139, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -5.28, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 16.95, 108.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.64, 25.059, 18.109)`
Decimal	`9145197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8B6D, 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 #8B8B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #8B8B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8b6d; }
.text { color: #8b8b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 139 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8b6d, #7c8b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B8B6D?: #8B8B6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8B6D?: The RGB value is 139, 139, 109: 139 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8B6D?: The complementary color is #6D6D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.