What color is #8C8E71?

#8C8E71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8E71?

The RGB value is 140, 142, 113: 140 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8E71?

The complementary color is #73718E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8E71 color

#8C8E71 rgb(140, 142, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C8E71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.7% green and 44.3% blue (140, 142, 113).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8C8E71 color codes

HEX	`#8C8E71`
RGB	`rgb(140, 142, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, -5.91, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 16.35, 111.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.469, 26.114, 19.424)`
Decimal	`9211505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8E71, 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 #8C8E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8C8E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8e71; }
.text { color: #8c8e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 142 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8e71, #7e8e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8E71?: #8C8E71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8E71?: The RGB value is 140, 142, 113: 140 red, 142 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8E71?: The complementary color is #73718E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.