What color is #8B8E79?

#8B8E79 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 #8B8E79?

The RGB value is 139, 142, 121: 139 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8E79?

The complementary color is #7C798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8E79 color

#8B8E79 rgb(139, 142, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8E79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (139, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#8B8E79 color codes

HEX	`#8B8E79`
RGB	`rgb(139, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, -4.98, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 11.92, 114.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.771, 26.216, 21.893)`
Decimal	`9145977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8E79, 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 #8B8E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #8B8E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8e79; }
.text { color: #8b8e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8e79, #808e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8E79?: #8B8E79 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 #8B8E79?: The RGB value is 139, 142, 121: 139 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8E79?: The complementary color is #7C798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.