What color is #8D8979?

#8D8979 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8979?

The RGB value is 141, 137, 121: 141 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8979?

The complementary color is #797D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8979 color

#8D8979 rgb(141, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8979 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (141, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8D8979 color codes

HEX	`#8D8979`
RGB	`rgb(141, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -1.42, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 9.23, 98.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.381, 24.935, 21.667)`
Decimal	`9275769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8979, 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 #8D8979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #8D8979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8979; }
.text { color: #8d8979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8979, #878d79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8979?: #8D8979 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8979?: The RGB value is 141, 137, 121: 141 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8979?: The complementary color is #797D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.