What color is #8B917B?

#8B917B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B917B?

The RGB value is 139, 145, 123: 139 red, 145 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B917B?

The complementary color is #817B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B917B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B917B color

#8B917B rgb(139, 145, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B917B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.9% green and 48.2% blue (139, 145, 123).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8B917B color codes

HEX	`#8B917B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 145, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -6.29, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 12.63, 119.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.348, 27.17, 22.697)`
Decimal	`9146747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B917B, 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 #8B917B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B917B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8B917B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b917b; }
.text { color: #8b917b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b917b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 145 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b917b, #80917b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B917B?: #8B917B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B917B?: The RGB value is 139, 145, 123: 139 red, 145 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B917B?: The complementary color is #817B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B917B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.