What color is #8C8255?

#8C8255 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8255?

The RGB value is 140, 130, 85: 140 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8255?

The complementary color is #555F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8255 color

#8C8255 rgb(140, 130, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C8255 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (140, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#8C8255 color codes

HEX	`#8C8255`
RGB	`rgb(140, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, -3.19, 25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 25.94, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.438, 22.197, 11.8)`
Decimal	`9208405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8255, 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 #8C8255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #8C8255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8255; }
.text { color: #8c8255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8255, #7b8c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8255?: #8C8255 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8255?: The RGB value is 140, 130, 85: 140 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8255?: The complementary color is #555F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.