#8c8c89

Color #8c8c89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8c89

RGB

rgb(140, 140, 137)

HSL

hsl(60, 1.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(58.17, -0.58, 1.6)

LCH

lch(58.17, 1.7, 109.93)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0044, 107.2)

HWB

hwb(60, 53.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89898c

Analogous

#8c8a89

#8c8c89

#8a8c89

Triadic

#8c8c89

#898c8c

#8c898c

Split-complementary

#8c8c89

#898a8c

#8a898c

Tetradic

#8c8c89

#898c89

#89898c

#8c898c

Square

#8c8c89

#898c8a

#89898c

#8c898a

Shades

Color #8c8c89 mixed toward black.

#757572

#5e5e5b

#464644

#2f2f2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8c8c89 mixed toward white.

#9f9f9d

#b2b2b0

#c5c5c4

#d9d9d8

#ececeb

Tones

Color #8c8c89 mixed toward gray.

#8c8c89

#8b8b89

#8b8b8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8a · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8a · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#8c8a8a · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 1.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8c89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8c89]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8c8c89 (#8c8c89) is rgb(140, 140, 137) in RGB.

No, #8c8c89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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