What color is #8D8256?

#8D8256 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 #8D8256?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 86: 141 red, 130 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8256?

The complementary color is #56618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8256?

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.

#8D8256 color

#8D8256 rgb(141, 130, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D8256 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 33.7% blue (141, 130, 86).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8D8256 color codes

HEX	`#8D8256`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -2.64, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 25.48, 95.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.647, 22.301, 12.019)`
Decimal	`9273942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8256, 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 #8D8256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8256 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 #8D8256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8256; }
.text { color: #8d8256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8256, #7d8d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8256?: #8D8256 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 #8D8256?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 86: 141 red, 130 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8256?: The complementary color is #56618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8256?: 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.