What color is #8D895F?

#8D895F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D895F?

The RGB value is 141, 137, 95: 141 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D895F?

The complementary color is #5F638D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D895F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D895F color

#8D895F rgb(141, 137, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D895F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.7% green and 37.3% blue (141, 137, 95).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8D895F color codes

HEX	`#8D895F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 137, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, -5.38, 23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 23.73, 103.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.996, 24.381, 14.371)`
Decimal	`9275743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D895F, 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 #8D895F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D895F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8D895F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d895f; }
.text { color: #8d895f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d895f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 137 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d895f, #7a8d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D895F?: #8D895F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D895F?: The RGB value is 141, 137, 95: 141 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D895F?: The complementary color is #5F638D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D895F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.