#8c8381

Color #8c8381

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8381

RGB

rgb(140, 131, 129)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 4.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 7.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 7.9%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(55.48, 3.01, 2.3)

LCH

lch(55.48, 3.79, 37.38)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0114, 32.43)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 50.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818a8c

Analogous

#8c8184

#8c8381

#8c8881

Triadic

#8c8381

#818c83

#83818c

Split-complementary

#8c8381

#818c88

#81848c

Tetradic

#8c8381

#8a8c81

#818a8c

#83818c

Square

#8c8381

#848c81

#818a8c

#88818c

Shades

Color #8c8381 mixed toward black.

#756d6b

#5e5755

#464140

#2f2b2b

#171615

Tints

Color #8c8381 mixed toward white.

#9f9896

#b2acab

#c5c1c0

#d9d6d5

#eceaea

Tones

Color #8c8381 mixed toward gray.

#8b8382

#8a8483

#898584

#888585

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888881 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#898982 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#8c8282 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8381;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8381]

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Tomato #ff6347

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8c8381 (#8c8381) is rgb(140, 131, 129) in RGB.

No, #8c8381 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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