What color is #8E8868?

#8E8868 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8868?

The RGB value is 142, 136, 104: 142 red, 136 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8868?

The complementary color is #686E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8868 color

#8E8868 rgb(142, 136, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8868 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.3% green and 40.8% blue (142, 136, 104).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#8E8868 color codes

HEX	`#8E8868`
RGB	`rgb(142, 136, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, -3.15, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 18.31, 99.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.458, 24.359, 16.613)`
Decimal	`9341032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8868, 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 #8E8868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #8E8868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8868; }
.text { color: #8e8868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 136 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8868, #818e68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E8868?: #8E8868 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8868?: The RGB value is 142, 136, 104: 142 red, 136 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8868?: The complementary color is #686E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.