#8c8481

Color #8c8481

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8481

RGB

rgb(140, 132, 129)

HSL

hsl(16.4, 4.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.4, 7.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 7.9%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(55.75, 2.44, 2.69)

LCH

lch(55.75, 3.63, 47.79)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0107, 41.59)

HWB

hwb(16.4, 50.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81898c

Analogous

#8c8183

#8c8481

#8c8981

Triadic

#8c8481

#818c84

#84818c

Split-complementary

#8c8481

#818c89

#81838c

Tetradic

#8c8481

#898c81

#81898c

#84818c

Square

#8c8481

#838c81

#81898c

#89818c

Shades

Color #8c8481 mixed toward black.

#756e6b

#5e5855

#464240

#2f2c2b

#171615

Tints

Color #8c8481 mixed toward white.

#9f9896

#b2adab

#c5c1c0

#d9d6d5

#eceaea

Tones

Color #8c8481 mixed toward gray.

#8b8482

#8a8583

#898584

#888685

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898982 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#898a82 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#8c8282 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8481;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8481]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8c8481 (#8c8481) is rgb(140, 132, 129) in RGB.

No, #8c8481 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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