What color is #8D927D?

#8D927D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D927D?

The RGB value is 141, 146, 125: 141 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D927D?

The complementary color is #827D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D927D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D927D color

#8D927D rgb(141, 146, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D927D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.3% green and 49% blue (141, 146, 125).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#8D927D color codes

HEX	`#8D927D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 146, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, -5.73, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 11.99, 118.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.965, 27.701, 23.43)`
Decimal	`9278077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D927D, 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 #8D927D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D927D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #8D927D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d927d; }
.text { color: #8d927d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d927d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 146 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d927d, #83927d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D927D?: #8D927D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D927D?: The RGB value is 141, 146, 125: 141 red, 146 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D927D?: The complementary color is #827D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D927D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.