What color is #8D8C6C?

#8D8C6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8C6C?

The RGB value is 141, 140, 108: 141 red, 140 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8C6C?

The complementary color is #6C6D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8C6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8C6C color

#8D8C6C rgb(141, 140, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8C6C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.9% green and 42.4% blue (141, 140, 108).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#8D8C6C color codes

HEX	`#8D8C6C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 140, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, -5.18, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 18.05, 106.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.069, 25.502, 17.892)`
Decimal	`9276524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8C6C, 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 #8D8C6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8C6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #8D8C6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8c6c; }
.text { color: #8d8c6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8c6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 140 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8c6c, #7e8d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8C6C?: #8D8C6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8C6C?: The RGB value is 141, 140, 108: 141 red, 140 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8C6C?: The complementary color is #6C6D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8C6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.