What color is #8C7C03?

#8C7C03 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7C03?

The RGB value is 140, 124, 3: 140 red, 124 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7C03?

The complementary color is #03138C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7C03?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7C03 color

#8C7C03 rgb(140, 124, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C7C03 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 48.6% green and 1.2% blue (140, 124, 3).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 96% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 98% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8C7C03 color codes

HEX	`#8C7C03`
RGB	`rgb(140, 124, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 48.6%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 96%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 98%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 98%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, -5.05, 56.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 56.8, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.04, 19.998, 2.996)`
Decimal	`9206787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7C03, 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 #8C7C03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7C03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8C7C03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7c03; }
.text { color: #8c7c03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7c03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 124 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7c03, #588c03); }

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Questions

What color is #8C7C03?: #8C7C03 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7C03?: The RGB value is 140, 124, 3: 140 red, 124 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7C03?: The complementary color is #03138C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7C03?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.