What color is #8F9373?

#8F9373 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9373?

The RGB value is 143, 147, 115: 143 red, 147 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9373?

The complementary color is #777393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9373 color

#8F9373 rgb(143, 147, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F9373 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 57.6% green and 45.1% blue (143, 147, 115).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#8F9373 color codes

HEX	`#8F9373`
RGB	`rgb(143, 147, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 57.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -7.15, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 17.98, 113.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.856, 27.945, 20.301)`
Decimal	`9409395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9373, 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 #8F9373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F9373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #8F9373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9373; }
.text { color: #8f9373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 147 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9373, #7f9373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F9373?: #8F9373 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9373?: The RGB value is 143, 147, 115: 143 red, 147 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9373?: The complementary color is #777393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.