What color is #8C8F75?

#8C8F75 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 #8C8F75?

The RGB value is 140, 143, 117: 140 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8F75?

The complementary color is #78758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8F75 color

#8C8F75 rgb(140, 143, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C8F75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.1% green and 45.9% blue (140, 143, 117).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#8C8F75 color codes

HEX	`#8C8F75`
RGB	`rgb(140, 143, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -5.82, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 14.7, 113.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.848, 26.505, 20.686)`
Decimal	`9211765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8F75, 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 #8C8F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #8C8F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8f75; }
.text { color: #8c8f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 143 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8f75, #7f8f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8F75?: #8C8F75 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 #8C8F75?: The RGB value is 140, 143, 117: 140 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8F75?: The complementary color is #78758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.