What color is #8B8D77?

#8B8D77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8D77?

The RGB value is 139, 141, 119: 139 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8D77?

The complementary color is #79778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8D77 color

#8B8D77 rgb(139, 141, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8D77 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.3% green and 46.7% blue (139, 141, 119).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8B8D77 color codes

HEX	`#8B8D77`
RGB	`rgb(139, 141, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -4.77, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 12.46, 112.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.502, 25.871, 21.205)`
Decimal	`9145719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8D77, 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 #8B8D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8B8D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8d77; }
.text { color: #8b8d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 141 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8d77, #808d77); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B8D77?: #8B8D77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8D77?: The RGB value is 139, 141, 119: 139 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8D77?: The complementary color is #79778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.