#8c957b

Color #8c957b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c957b

RGB

rgb(140, 149, 123)

HSL

hsl(80.8, 10.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80.8, 17.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 17.4%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(60.34, -8.1, 12.66)

LCH

lch(60.34, 15.03, 122.61)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0389, 123.04)

HWB

hwb(80.8, 48.2%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#847b95

Analogous

#95917b

#8c957b

#7f957b

Triadic

#8c957b

#7b8c95

#957b8c

Split-complementary

#8c957b

#7b7f95

#917b95

Tetradic

#8c957b

#7b9584

#847b95

#957b8c

Square

#8c957b

#7b9591

#847b95

#957b7f

Shades

Color #8c957b mixed toward black.

#757e65

#5e6451

#464b3d

#2f3228

#171914

Tints

Color #8c957b mixed toward white.

#9fa791

#b2b8a7

#c5cabd

#d9dcd3

#ecede9

Tones

Color #8c957b mixed toward gray.

#8b937d

#8b917f

#8a8e81

#898c84

#898a86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#909082 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8f83 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8c8788 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c957b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c957b]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#8c957b (#8c957b) is rgb(140, 149, 123) in RGB.

No, #8c957b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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