#8c8a89

Color #8c8a89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.15 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8a89

RGB

rgb(140, 138, 137)

HSL

hsl(20, 1.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 2.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 2.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.62, 0.55, 0.8)

LCH

lch(57.62, 0.97, 55.49)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0028, 47.86)

HWB

hwb(20, 53.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898b8c

Analogous

#8c8989

#8c8a89

#8c8b89

Triadic

#8c8a89

#898c8a

#8a898c

Split-complementary

#8c8a89

#898c8b

#89898c

Tetradic

#8c8a89

#8b8c89

#898b8c

#8a898c

Square

#8c8a89

#898c89

#898b8c

#8b898c

Shades

Color #8c8a89 mixed toward black.

#757372

#5e5c5b

#464544

#2f2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8c8a89 mixed toward white.

#9f9d9d

#b2b1b0

#c5c4c4

#d9d8d8

#ecebeb

Tones

Color #8c8a89 mixed toward gray.

#8c8a89

#8b8a89

#8b8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b89 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8b89 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#8c8989 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8a89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8a89]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#8c8a89 (#8c8a89) is rgb(140, 138, 137) in RGB.

No, #8c8a89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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