What color is #8F855B?

#8F855B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F855B?

The RGB value is 143, 133, 91: 143 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F855B?

The complementary color is #5B658F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F855B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F855B color

#8F855B rgb(143, 133, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F855B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.2% green and 35.7% blue (143, 133, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#8F855B color codes

HEX	`#8F855B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 133, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, -2.84, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 24.21, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.604, 23.371, 13.268)`
Decimal	`9405787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F855B, 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 #8F855B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F855B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #8F855B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f855b; }
.text { color: #8f855b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f855b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 133 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f855b, #7f8f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F855B?: #8F855B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F855B?: The RGB value is 143, 133, 91: 143 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F855B?: The complementary color is #5B658F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F855B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.