What color is #8F8E7A?

#8F8E7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8E7A?

The RGB value is 143, 142, 122: 143 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8E7A color

#8F8E7A rgb(143, 142, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8E7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.7% green and 47.8% blue (143, 142, 122).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#8F8E7A color codes

HEX	`#8F8E7A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 142, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, -3.26, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 11.29, 106.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.513, 26.591, 22.25)`
Decimal	`9408122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8E7A, 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 #8F8E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #8F8E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8e7a; }
.text { color: #8f8e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 142 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8e7a, #868f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F8E7A?: #8F8E7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8E7A?: The RGB value is 143, 142, 122: 143 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.