What color is #8E8A74?

#8E8A74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8A74?

The RGB value is 142, 138, 116: 142 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8A74?

The complementary color is #74788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8A74 color

#8E8A74 rgb(142, 138, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8A74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (142, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#8E8A74 color codes

HEX	`#8E8A74`
RGB	`rgb(142, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, -2.42, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 12.57, 101.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.396, 25.189, 20.149)`
Decimal	`9341556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8A74, 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 #8E8A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #8E8A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8a74; }
.text { color: #8e8a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8a74, #858e74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E8A74?: #8E8A74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8A74?: The RGB value is 142, 138, 116: 142 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8A74?: The complementary color is #74788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.