What color is #8F864D?

#8F864D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F864D?

The RGB value is 143, 134, 77: 143 red, 134 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F864D?

The complementary color is #4D568F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F864D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F864D color

#8F864D rgb(143, 134, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F864D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.5% green and 30.2% blue (143, 134, 77).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 46% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#8F864D color codes

HEX	`#8F864D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 134, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 46%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, -5.03, 31.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 32.19, 99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.193, 23.426, 10.425)`
Decimal	`9406029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F864D, 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 #8F864D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F864D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #8F864D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f864d; }
.text { color: #8f864d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f864d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 134 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f864d, #778f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F864D?: #8F864D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F864D?: The RGB value is 143, 134, 77: 143 red, 134 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F864D?: The complementary color is #4D568F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F864D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.