What color is #8E8977?

#8E8977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8977?

The RGB value is 142, 137, 119: 142 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8977?

The complementary color is #777C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8977 color

#8E8977 rgb(142, 137, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8977 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.7% green and 46.7% blue (142, 137, 119).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8E8977 color codes

HEX	`#8E8977`
RGB	`rgb(142, 137, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -1.36, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 10.42, 97.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.431, 24.974, 21.035)`
Decimal	`9341303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8977, 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 #8E8977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #8E8977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8977; }
.text { color: #8e8977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 137 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8977, #888e77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E8977?: #8E8977 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8977?: The RGB value is 142, 137, 119: 142 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8977?: The complementary color is #777C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.