What color is #8D7F3B?

#8D7F3B 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 #8D7F3B?

The RGB value is 141, 127, 59: 141 red, 127 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7F3B?

The complementary color is #3B498D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7F3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7F3B color

#8D7F3B rgb(141, 127, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7F3B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.8% green and 23.1% blue (141, 127, 59).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8D7F3B color codes

HEX	`#8D7F3B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 127, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -3.73, 38.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 38.48, 95.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.364, 21.158, 7.201)`
Decimal	`9273147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7F3B, 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 #8D7F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #8D7F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7f3b; }
.text { color: #8d7f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 127 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7f3b, #728d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8D7F3B?: #8D7F3B 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 #8D7F3B?: The RGB value is 141, 127, 59: 141 red, 127 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7F3B?: The complementary color is #3B498D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7F3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.