#8c756f

Color #8c756f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c756f

RGB

rgb(140, 117, 111)

HSL

hsl(12.4, 11.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.4, 20.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 20.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(51.21, 7.94, 6.65)

LCH

lch(51.21, 10.36, 39.95)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0304, 34.95)

HWB

hwb(12.4, 43.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f868c

Analogous

#8c6f77

#8c756f

#8c836f

Triadic

#8c756f

#6f8c75

#756f8c

Split-complementary

#8c756f

#6f8c83

#6f778c

Tetradic

#8c756f

#868c6f

#6f868c

#756f8c

Square

#8c756f

#778c6f

#6f868c

#836f8c

Shades

Color #8c756f mixed toward black.

#75615c

#5d4e4a

#463a37

#2f2725

#171312

Tints

Color #8c756f mixed toward white.

#a08c87

#b3a39f

#c6bab7

#d9d1cf

#ece8e7

Tones

Color #8c756f mixed toward gray.

#8a7671

#877874

#857976

#827b79

#807c7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838270 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#848671 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#8b7272 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c756f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c756f]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#8c756f (#8c756f) is rgb(140, 117, 111) in RGB.

No, #8c756f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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