What color is #8D8147?

#8D8147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8147?

The RGB value is 141, 129, 71: 141 red, 129 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8147?

The complementary color is #47538D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8147?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8147 color

#8D8147 rgb(141, 129, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D8147 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 50.6% green and 27.8% blue (141, 129, 71).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#8D8147 color codes

HEX	`#8D8147`
RGB	`rgb(141, 129, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 50.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, -3.75, 32.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 33.11, 96.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.973, 21.819, 9.119)`
Decimal	`9273671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8147, 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 #8D8147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #8D8147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8147; }
.text { color: #8d8147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 129 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8147, #768d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8D8147?: #8D8147 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8147?: The RGB value is 141, 129, 71: 141 red, 129 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8147?: The complementary color is #47538D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8147?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.