#8e735c

Color #8e735c

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 18.45 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e735c

RGB

rgb(142, 115, 92)

HSL

hsl(27.6, 21.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.6, 35.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 35.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(50.44, 7.11, 16.73)

LCH

lch(50.44, 18.18, 66.98)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0479, 62.1)

HWB

hwb(27.6, 36.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c778e

Analogous

#8e5c5e

#8e735c

#8e8c5c

Triadic

#8e735c

#5c8e73

#735c8e

Split-complementary

#8e735c

#5c8e8c

#5c5e8e

Tetradic

#8e735c

#778e5c

#5c778e

#735c8e

Square

#8e735c

#5e8e5c

#5c778e

#8c5c8e

Shades

Color #8e735c mixed toward black.

#76604d

#5f4d3d

#473a2e

#2f261f

#18130f

Tints

Color #8e735c mixed toward white.

#a58a73

#b7a18f

#c9b9ab

#dbd0c7

#ede8e3

Tones

Color #8e735c mixed toward gray.

#8a7360

#867464

#827469

#7d746d

#797571

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838362 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#858764 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#8d6768 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e735c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e735c]

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Frequently asked questions

#8e735c (#8e735c) is rgb(142, 115, 92) in RGB.

No, #8e735c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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