What color is #8C8151?

#8C8151 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8151?

The RGB value is 140, 129, 81: 140 red, 129 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8151?

The complementary color is #515C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8151 color

#8C8151 rgb(140, 129, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C8151 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 50.6% green and 31.8% blue (140, 129, 81).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8C8151 color codes

HEX	`#8C8151`
RGB	`rgb(140, 129, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 50.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -3.11, 27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 27.69, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.151, 21.871, 10.943)`
Decimal	`9208145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8151, 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 #8C8151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8C8151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8151; }
.text { color: #8c8151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 129 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8151, #7a8c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8151?: #8C8151 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8151?: The RGB value is 140, 129, 81: 140 red, 129 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8151?: The complementary color is #515C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.