What color is #8B8D73?

#8B8D73 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 #8B8D73?

The RGB value is 139, 141, 115: 139 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8D73?

The complementary color is #75738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8D73 color

#8B8D73 rgb(139, 141, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8D73 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (139, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 65°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#8B8D73 color codes

HEX	`#8B8D73`
RGB	`rgb(139, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -5.43, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 14.7, 111.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.267, 25.777, 19.966)`
Decimal	`9145715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8D73, 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 #8B8D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #8B8D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8d73; }
.text { color: #8b8d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8d73, #7e8d73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B8D73?: #8B8D73 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 #8B8D73?: The RGB value is 139, 141, 115: 139 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8D73?: The complementary color is #75738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.