What color is #8D8255?

#8D8255 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8255?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 85: 141 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8255?

The complementary color is #55608D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8255 color

#8D8255 rgb(141, 130, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D8255 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (141, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#8D8255 color codes

HEX	`#8D8255`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, -2.76, 25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 26.03, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.607, 22.285, 11.808)`
Decimal	`9273941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8255, 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 #8D8255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #8D8255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8255; }
.text { color: #8d8255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8255, #7c8d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8255?: #8D8255 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8255?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 85: 141 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8255?: The complementary color is #55608D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.