What color is #8D896D?

#8D896D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D896D?

The RGB value is 141, 137, 109: 141 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D896D?

The complementary color is #6D718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D896D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D896D color

#8D896D rgb(141, 137, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D896D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.7% green and 42.7% blue (141, 137, 109).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8D896D color codes

HEX	`#8D896D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 137, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -3.37, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 15.95, 102.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.69, 24.659, 18.029)`
Decimal	`9275757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D896D, 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 #8D896D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D896D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8D896D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d896d; }
.text { color: #8d896d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d896d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 137 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d896d, #818d6d); }

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Questions

What color is #8D896D?: #8D896D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D896D?: The RGB value is 141, 137, 109: 141 red, 137 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D896D?: The complementary color is #6D718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D896D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.