What color is #8E824E?

#8E824E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E824E?

The RGB value is 142, 130, 78: 142 red, 130 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E824E?

The complementary color is #4E5A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E824E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E824E color

#8E824E rgb(142, 130, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E824E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51% green and 30.6% blue (142, 130, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#8E824E color codes

HEX	`#8E824E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 130, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -3.14, 29.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 29.9, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.514, 22.267, 10.424)`
Decimal	`9339470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E824E, 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 #8E824E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E824E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #8E824E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e824e; }
.text { color: #8e824e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e824e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 130 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e824e, #7a8e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E824E?: #8E824E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E824E?: The RGB value is 142, 130, 78: 142 red, 130 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E824E?: The complementary color is #4E5A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E824E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.