What color is #8B8E6E?

#8B8E6E 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 #8B8E6E?

The RGB value is 139, 142, 110: 139 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8E6E?

The complementary color is #716E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8E6E color

#8B8E6E rgb(139, 142, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8E6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.7% green and 43.1% blue (139, 142, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#8B8E6E color codes

HEX	`#8B8E6E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 142, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -6.78, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 18.05, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.135, 25.961, 18.541)`
Decimal	`9145966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8E6E, 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 #8B8E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #8B8E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8e6e; }
.text { color: #8b8e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 142 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8e6e, #7b8e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8E6E?: #8B8E6E 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 #8B8E6E?: The RGB value is 139, 142, 110: 139 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8E6E?: The complementary color is #716E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.