What color is #8D916D?

#8D916D 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 #8D916D?

The RGB value is 141, 145, 109: 141 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D916D?

The complementary color is #716D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D916D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D916D color

#8D916D rgb(141, 145, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D916D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.9% green and 42.7% blue (141, 145, 109).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#8D916D color codes

HEX	`#8D916D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 145, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, -7.78, 18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 20.23, 112.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.87, 27.018, 18.423)`
Decimal	`9277805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D916D, 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 #8D916D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D916D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #8D916D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d916d; }
.text { color: #8d916d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d916d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 145 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d916d, #7b916d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D916D?: #8D916D 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 #8D916D?: The RGB value is 141, 145, 109: 141 red, 145 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D916D?: The complementary color is #716D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D916D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.