#8d8779

Color #8d8779

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8779

RGB

rgb(141, 135, 121)

HSL

hsl(42, 8.1%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 14.2%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 14.2%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(56.46, -0.29, 8.33)

LCH

lch(56.46, 8.34, 91.99)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0217, 87.63)

HWB

hwb(42, 47.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797f8d

Analogous

#8d7d79

#8d8779

#898d79

Triadic

#8d8779

#798d87

#87798d

Split-complementary

#8d8779

#79898d

#7d798d

Tetradic

#8d8779

#7f8d79

#797f8d

#87798d

Square

#8d8779

#798d7d

#797f8d

#8d7989

Shades

Color #8d8779 mixed toward black.

#767164

#5e5a50

#47443c

#2f2d28

#181714

Tints

Color #8d8779 mixed toward white.

#a09b8f

#b3afa6

#c6c3bc

#d9d7d2

#ecebe9

Tones

Color #8d8779 mixed toward gray.

#8b867b

#8a867c

#88857e

#868480

#858481

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a7d · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8b8b7d · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#8d7f80 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8779]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#8d8779 (#8d8779) is rgb(141, 135, 121) in RGB.

No, #8d8779 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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