What color is #8E8C7A?

#8E8C7A 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 #8E8C7A?

The RGB value is 142, 140, 122: 142 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8C7A?

The complementary color is #7A7C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8C7A color

#8E8C7A rgb(142, 140, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8C7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 54.9% green and 47.8% blue (142, 140, 122).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#8E8C7A color codes

HEX	`#8E8C7A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 140, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 54.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, -2.54, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 10.21, 104.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.046, 25.912, 22.143)`
Decimal	`9342074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8C7A, 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 #8E8C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #8E8C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8c7a; }
.text { color: #8e8c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 140 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8c7a, #868e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8E8C7A?: #8E8C7A 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 #8E8C7A?: The RGB value is 142, 140, 122: 142 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8C7A?: The complementary color is #7A7C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.