What color is #8D7F3A?

#8D7F3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7F3A?

The RGB value is 141, 127, 58: 141 red, 127 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7F3A?

The complementary color is #3A488D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7F3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7F3A color

#8D7F3A rgb(141, 127, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7F3A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.8% green and 22.7% blue (141, 127, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8D7F3A color codes

HEX	`#8D7F3A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 127, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -3.81, 38.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 38.97, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.338, 21.148, 7.065)`
Decimal	`9273146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7F3A, 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 #8D7F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8D7F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7f3a; }
.text { color: #8d7f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 127 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7f3a, #728d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8D7F3A?: #8D7F3A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7F3A?: The RGB value is 141, 127, 58: 141 red, 127 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7F3A?: The complementary color is #3A488D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7F3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.