What color is #8D814B?

#8D814B 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 #8D814B?

The RGB value is 141, 129, 75: 141 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D814B?

The complementary color is #4B578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D814B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D814B color

#8D814B rgb(141, 129, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D814B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 50.6% green and 29.4% blue (141, 129, 75).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 47% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8D814B color codes

HEX	`#8D814B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 129, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 50.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 47%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -3.34, 30.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 31, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.105, 21.872, 9.818)`
Decimal	`9273675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D814B, 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 #8D814B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D814B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8D814B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d814b; }
.text { color: #8d814b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d814b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 129 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d814b, #788d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D814B?: #8D814B 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 #8D814B?: The RGB value is 141, 129, 75: 141 red, 129 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D814B?: The complementary color is #4B578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D814B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.