What color is #8E8974?

#8E8974 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8974?

The RGB value is 142, 137, 116: 142 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8974?

The complementary color is #74798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8974 color

#8E8974 rgb(142, 137, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8974 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.7% green and 45.5% blue (142, 137, 116).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8E8974 color codes

HEX	`#8E8974`
RGB	`rgb(142, 137, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -1.86, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 12.09, 98.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.253, 24.903, 20.101)`
Decimal	`9341300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8974, 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 #8E8974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8E8974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8974; }
.text { color: #8e8974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 137 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8974, #868e74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E8974?: #8E8974 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8974?: The RGB value is 142, 137, 116: 142 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8974?: The complementary color is #74798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.