What color is #8D906C?

#8D906C 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 #8D906C?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 108: 141 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D906C?

The complementary color is #6F6C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D906C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D906C color

#8D906C rgb(141, 144, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D906C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 42.4% blue (141, 144, 108).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8D906C color codes

HEX	`#8D906C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, -7.38, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 20.22, 111.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.664, 26.692, 18.09)`
Decimal	`9277548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D906C, 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 #8D906C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D906C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #8D906C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d906c; }
.text { color: #8d906c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d906c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d906c, #7b906c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D906C?: #8D906C 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 #8D906C?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 108: 141 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D906C?: The complementary color is #6F6C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D906C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.