What color is #8E9072?

#8E9072 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9072?

The RGB value is 142, 144, 114: 142 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9072?

The complementary color is #747290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9072 color

#8E9072 rgb(142, 144, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9072 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.5% green and 44.7% blue (142, 144, 114).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#8E9072 color codes

HEX	`#8E9072`
RGB	`rgb(142, 144, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -6.06, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 16.87, 111.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.166, 26.912, 19.838)`
Decimal	`9343090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9072, 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 #8E9072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #8E9072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9072; }
.text { color: #8e9072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 144 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9072, #7f9072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E9072?: #8E9072 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9072?: The RGB value is 142, 144, 114: 142 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9072?: The complementary color is #747290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.