What color is #8F8971?

#8F8971 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8971?

The RGB value is 143, 137, 113: 143 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8971?

The complementary color is #71778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8971 color

#8F8971 rgb(143, 137, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8971 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.7% green and 44.3% blue (143, 137, 113).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8F8971 color codes

HEX	`#8F8971`
RGB	`rgb(143, 137, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -1.94, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 13.84, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.254, 24.924, 19.205)`
Decimal	`9406833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8971, 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 #8F8971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8F8971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8971; }
.text { color: #8f8971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 137 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8971, #868f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8971?: #8F8971 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8971?: The RGB value is 143, 137, 113: 143 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8971?: The complementary color is #71778F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.