What color is #8F896E?

#8F896E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F896E?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 110: 143 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F896E?

The complementary color is #6E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F896E color

#8F896E rgb(143, 137, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F896E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (143, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#8F896E color codes

HEX	`#8F896E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, -2.41, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 15.51, 98.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.088, 24.857, 18.331)`
Decimal	`9406830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F896E, 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 #8F896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #8F896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f896e; }
.text { color: #8f896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f896e, #858f6e); }

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Questions

What color is #8F896E?: #8F896E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F896E?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 110: 143 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F896E?: The complementary color is #6E748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.