What color is #8B8C73?

#8B8C73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8C73?

The RGB value is 139, 140, 115: 139 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8C73?

The complementary color is #74738C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8C73 color

#8B8C73 rgb(139, 140, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8C73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (139, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#8B8C73 color codes

HEX	`#8B8C73`
RGB	`rgb(139, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, -4.88, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 14.14, 110.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.12, 25.483, 19.917)`
Decimal	`9145459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8C73, 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 #8B8C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #8B8C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8c73; }
.text { color: #8b8c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8c73, #7e8c73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B8C73?: #8B8C73 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8C73?: The RGB value is 139, 140, 115: 139 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8C73?: The complementary color is #74738C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.