What color is #8F8F61?

#8F8F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8F61?

The RGB value is 143, 143, 97: 143 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8F61?

The complementary color is #61618F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8F61 color

#8F8F61 rgb(143, 143, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8F61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.1% green and 38% blue (143, 143, 97).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#8F8F61 color codes

HEX	`#8F8F61`
RGB	`rgb(143, 143, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, -7.58, 24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 25.69, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.308, 26.348, 15.165)`
Decimal	`9408353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8F61, 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 #8F8F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #8F8F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8f61; }
.text { color: #8f8f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 143 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8f61, #788f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8F8F61?: #8F8F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8F61?: The RGB value is 143, 143, 97: 143 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8F61?: The complementary color is #61618F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.