What color is #8C856D?

#8C856D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C856D?

The RGB value is 140, 133, 109: 140 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C856D?

The complementary color is #6D748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C856D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C856D color

#8C856D rgb(140, 133, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C856D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.2% green and 42.7% blue (140, 133, 109).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#8C856D color codes

HEX	`#8C856D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 133, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -1.53, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 14, 96.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.963, 23.455, 17.835)`
Decimal	`9209197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C856D, 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 #8C856D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C856D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #8C856D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c856d; }
.text { color: #8c856d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c856d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 133 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c856d, #848c6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C856D?: #8C856D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C856D?: The RGB value is 140, 133, 109: 140 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C856D?: The complementary color is #6D748C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C856D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.