What color is #8D8E72?

#8D8E72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8E72?

The RGB value is 141, 142, 114: 141 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8E72?

The complementary color is #73728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8E72 color

#8D8E72 rgb(141, 142, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8E72 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.7% green and 44.7% blue (141, 142, 114).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#8D8E72 color codes

HEX	`#8D8E72`
RGB	`rgb(141, 142, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -5.36, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 15.78, 109.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.695, 26.224, 19.73)`
Decimal	`9277042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8E72, 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 #8D8E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #8D8E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8e72; }
.text { color: #8d8e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 142 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8e72, #7f8e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8E72?: #8D8E72 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8E72?: The RGB value is 141, 142, 114: 141 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8E72?: The complementary color is #73728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.