What color is #8D8873?

#8D8873 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8873?

The RGB value is 141, 136, 115: 141 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8873?

The complementary color is #73788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8873 color

#8D8873 rgb(141, 136, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8873 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (141, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8D8873 color codes

HEX	`#8D8873`
RGB	`rgb(141, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -1.86, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 12.11, 98.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.883, 24.509, 19.742)`
Decimal	`9275507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8873, 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 #8D8873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #8D8873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8873; }
.text { color: #8d8873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8873, #858d73); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D8873?: #8D8873 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8873?: The RGB value is 141, 136, 115: 141 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8873?: The complementary color is #73788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.