What color is #8E8C6E?

#8E8C6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8C6E?

The RGB value is 142, 140, 110: 142 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8C6E?

The complementary color is #6E708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8C6E color

#8E8C6E rgb(142, 140, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8C6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.9% green and 43.1% blue (142, 140, 110).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#8E8C6E color codes

HEX	`#8E8C6E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 140, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -4.48, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 16.94, 105.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.348, 25.633, 18.467)`
Decimal	`9342062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8C6E, 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 #8E8C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #8E8C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8c6e; }
.text { color: #8e8c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 140 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8c6e, #808e6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E8C6E?: #8E8C6E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8C6E?: The RGB value is 142, 140, 110: 142 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8C6E?: The complementary color is #6E708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.