What color is #8C8875?

#8C8875 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8875?

The RGB value is 140, 136, 117: 140 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8875?

The complementary color is #75798C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8875 color

#8C8875 rgb(140, 136, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8875 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.3% green and 45.9% blue (140, 136, 117).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8C8875 color codes

HEX	`#8C8875`
RGB	`rgb(140, 136, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -1.92, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 10.92, 100.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.83, 24.468, 20.346)`
Decimal	`9209973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8875, 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 #8C8875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8C8875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8875; }
.text { color: #8c8875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 136 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8875, #858c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8875?: #8C8875 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8875?: The RGB value is 140, 136, 117: 140 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8875?: The complementary color is #75798C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.