#8c887f

Color #8c887f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c887f

RGB

rgb(140, 136, 127)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 5.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 9.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 9.3%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.8, -0.19, 5.36)

LCH

lch(56.8, 5.36, 92.03)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.014, 86.73)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 49.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f838c

Analogous

#8c827f

#8c887f

#8a8c7f

Triadic

#8c887f

#7f8c88

#887f8c

Split-complementary

#8c887f

#7f8a8c

#827f8c

Tetradic

#8c887f

#838c7f

#7f838c

#887f8c

Square

#8c887f

#7f8c82

#7f838c

#8c7f8a

Shades

Color #8c887f mixed toward black.

#757269

#5e5b54

#46443f

#2f2d2a

#171715

Tints

Color #8c887f mixed toward white.

#9f9c94

#b2b0aa

#c6c4bf

#d9d7d4

#ecebea

Tones

Color #8c887f mixed toward gray.

#8b8880

#8a8781

#898782

#888683

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a81 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#8b8b82 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#8c8383 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c887f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c887f]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8c887f (#8c887f) is rgb(140, 136, 127) in RGB.

No, #8c887f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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