What color is #8E8A71?

#8E8A71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8A71?

The RGB value is 142, 138, 113: 142 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8A71?

The complementary color is #71758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8A71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8A71 color

#8E8A71 rgb(142, 138, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8A71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.1% green and 44.3% blue (142, 138, 113).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8E8A71 color codes

HEX	`#8E8A71`
RGB	`rgb(142, 138, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -2.9, 13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 14.25, 101.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.224, 25.12, 19.245)`
Decimal	`9341553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8A71, 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 #8E8A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #8E8A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8a71; }
.text { color: #8e8a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 138 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8a71, #848e71); }

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Questions

What color is #8E8A71?: #8E8A71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8A71?: The RGB value is 142, 138, 113: 142 red, 138 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8A71?: The complementary color is #71758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8A71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.