What color is #8D8C76?

#8D8C76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8C76?

The RGB value is 141, 140, 118: 141 red, 140 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8C76?

The complementary color is #76778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8C76 color

#8D8C76 rgb(141, 140, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8C76 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.9% green and 46.3% blue (141, 140, 118).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#8D8C76 color codes

HEX	`#8D8C76`
RGB	`rgb(141, 140, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -3.6, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 12.44, 106.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.632, 25.727, 20.857)`
Decimal	`9276534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8C76, 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 #8D8C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #8D8C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8c76; }
.text { color: #8d8c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 140 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8c76, #838d76); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D8C76?: #8D8C76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8C76?: The RGB value is 141, 140, 118: 141 red, 140 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8C76?: The complementary color is #76778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.