What color is #8F8866?

#8F8866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8866?

The RGB value is 143, 136, 102: 143 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8866?

The complementary color is #666D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8866 color

#8F8866 rgb(143, 136, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8866 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (143, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8F8866 color codes

HEX	`#8F8866`
RGB	`rgb(143, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -3.03, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 19.48, 98.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.53, 24.408, 16.092)`
Decimal	`9406566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8866, 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 #8F8866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8F8866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8866; }
.text { color: #8f8866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8866, #828f66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8866?: #8F8866 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8866?: The RGB value is 143, 136, 102: 143 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8866?: The complementary color is #666D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.