What color is #8D8461?

#8D8461 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8461?

The RGB value is 141, 132, 97: 141 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8461?

The complementary color is #616A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8461 color

#8D8461 rgb(141, 132, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D8461 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.8% green and 38% blue (141, 132, 97).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8D8461 color codes

HEX	`#8D8461`
RGB	`rgb(141, 132, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, -2.33, 20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 20.3, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.394, 23.029, 14.625)`
Decimal	`9274465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8461, 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 #8D8461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8D8461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8461; }
.text { color: #8d8461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 132 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8461, #808d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8461?: #8D8461 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8461?: The RGB value is 141, 132, 97: 141 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8461?: The complementary color is #616A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.