What color is #8F9078?

#8F9078 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9078?

The RGB value is 143, 144, 120: 143 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9078?

The complementary color is #797890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9078 color

#8F9078 rgb(143, 144, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F9078 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.5% green and 47.1% blue (143, 144, 120).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8F9078 color codes

HEX	`#8F9078`
RGB	`rgb(143, 144, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -4.7, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 13.51, 110.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.691, 27.142, 21.704)`
Decimal	`9408632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9078, 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 #8F9078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8F9078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9078; }
.text { color: #8f9078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 144 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9078, #839078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F9078?: #8F9078 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9078?: The RGB value is 143, 144, 120: 143 red, 144 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9078?: The complementary color is #797890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.