What color is #8E9179?

#8E9179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9179?

The RGB value is 142, 145, 121: 142 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9179?

The complementary color is #7C7991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9179 color

#8E9179 rgb(142, 145, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E9179 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (142, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#8E9179 color codes

HEX	`#8E9179`
RGB	`rgb(142, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -5.47, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 13.55, 113.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.732, 27.382, 22.068)`
Decimal	`9343353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9179, 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 #8E9179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E9179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #8E9179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9179; }
.text { color: #8e9179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9179, #829179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E9179?: #8E9179 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9179?: The RGB value is 142, 145, 121: 142 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9179?: The complementary color is #7C7991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.