#8b6f6f

Color #8b6f6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6f6f

RGB

rgb(139, 111, 111)

HSL

hsl(0, 11.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 20.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.1%, 20.1%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(49.5, 11.04, 4.2)

LCH

lch(49.5, 11.81, 20.83)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0356, 18.18)

HWB

hwb(0, 43.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f8b8b

Analogous

#8b6f7d

#8b6f6f

#8b7d6f

Triadic

#8b6f6f

#6f8b6f

#6f6f8b

Split-complementary

#8b6f6f

#6f8b7d

#6f7d8b

Tetradic

#8b6f6f

#8b8b6f

#6f8b8b

#6f6f8b

Square

#8b6f6f

#7d8b6f

#6f8b8b

#7d6f8b

Shades

Color #8b6f6f mixed toward black.

#745c5c

#5d4a4a

#453737

#2e2525

#171212

Tints

Color #8b6f6f mixed toward white.

#9f8686

#b29f9f

#c5b7b7

#d9cfcf

#ece7e7

Tones

Color #8b6f6f mixed toward gray.

#897171

#867474

#847676

#827878

#7f7b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80806f · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#81836f · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#8a6f6f · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 12.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6f6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6f6f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8b6f6f (#8b6f6f) is rgb(139, 111, 111) in RGB.

No, #8b6f6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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