What color is #8D8E7A?

#8D8E7A 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 #8D8E7A?

The RGB value is 141, 142, 122: 141 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8E7A?

The complementary color is #7B7A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8E7A color

#8D8E7A rgb(141, 142, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8E7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.7% green and 47.8% blue (141, 142, 122).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#8D8E7A color codes

HEX	`#8D8E7A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 142, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, -4.04, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 11.3, 110.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.17, 26.414, 22.234)`
Decimal	`9277050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8E7A, 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 #8D8E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #8D8E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8e7a; }
.text { color: #8d8e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 142 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8e7a, #838e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8E7A?: #8D8E7A 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 #8D8E7A?: The RGB value is 141, 142, 122: 141 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8E7A?: The complementary color is #7B7A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.