What color is #8F8556?

#8F8556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8556?

The RGB value is 143, 133, 86: 143 red, 133 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8556?

The complementary color is #56608F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8556?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8556 color

#8F8556 rgb(143, 133, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8556 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.2% green and 33.7% blue (143, 133, 86).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8F8556 color codes

HEX	`#8F8556`
RGB	`rgb(143, 133, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -3.46, 26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 26.93, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.395, 23.287, 12.17)`
Decimal	`9405782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8556, 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 #8F8556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8F8556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8556; }
.text { color: #8f8556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 133 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8556, #7c8f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8556?: #8F8556 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8556?: The RGB value is 143, 133, 86: 143 red, 133 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8556?: The complementary color is #56608F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8556?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.