What color is #8D8565?

#8D8565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8565?

The RGB value is 141, 133, 101: 141 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8565?

The complementary color is #656D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8565 color

#8D8565 rgb(141, 133, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D8565 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.2% green and 39.6% blue (141, 133, 101).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8D8565 color codes

HEX	`#8D8565`
RGB	`rgb(141, 133, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, -2.32, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 18.53, 97.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.721, 23.378, 15.678)`
Decimal	`9274725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8565, 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 #8D8565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8D8565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8565; }
.text { color: #8d8565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 133 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8565, #818d65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8565?: #8D8565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8565?: The RGB value is 141, 133, 101: 141 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8565?: The complementary color is #656D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.