What color is #8E907C?

#8E907C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E907C?

The RGB value is 142, 144, 124: 142 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E907C?

The complementary color is #7E7C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E907C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E907C color

#8E907C rgb(142, 144, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E907C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.5% green and 48.6% blue (142, 144, 124).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8E907C color codes

HEX	`#8E907C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 144, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -4.42, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 11.29, 113.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.766, 27.153, 23.001)`
Decimal	`9343100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E907C, 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 #8E907C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E907C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8E907C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e907c; }
.text { color: #8e907c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e907c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 144 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e907c, #84907c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E907C?: #8E907C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E907C?: The RGB value is 142, 144, 124: 142 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E907C?: The complementary color is #7E7C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E907C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.