What color is #8D8D79?

#8D8D79 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 #8D8D79?

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

What is the complementary color of #8D8D79?

The complementary color is #79798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D79 color

#8D8D79 rgb(141, 141, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8D79 is a grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8D8D79 color codes

HEX	`#8D8D79`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -3.65, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 11.3, 108.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.96, 26.093, 21.86)`
Decimal	`9276793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D79, 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 #8D8D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8D8D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d79; }
.text { color: #8d8d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d79, #838d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8D79?: #8D8D79 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 #8D8D79?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 121: 141 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D79?: The complementary color is #79798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.