#8e7d7a

Color #8e7d7a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7d7a

RGB

rgb(142, 125, 122)

HSL

hsl(9, 8.1%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9, 14.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 14.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.84, 5.97, 4.02)

LCH

lch(53.84, 7.2, 33.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0215, 29.55)

HWB

hwb(9, 47.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a8b8e

Analogous

#8e7a81

#8e7d7a

#8e877a

Triadic

#8e7d7a

#7a8e7d

#7d7a8e

Split-complementary

#8e7d7a

#7a8e87

#7a818e

Tetradic

#8e7d7a

#8b8e7a

#7a8b8e

#7d7a8e

Square

#8e7d7a

#818e7a

#7a8b8e

#877a8e

Shades

Color #8e7d7a mixed toward black.

#776865

#5f5351

#473e3d

#302a28

#181514

Tints

Color #8e7d7a mixed toward white.

#a19390

#b4a8a6

#c7bebd

#d9d4d3

#ece9e9

Tones

Color #8e7d7a mixed toward gray.

#8c7e7c

#8b7f7d

#89817f

#878281

#868382

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87877b · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#88897b · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#8d7b7b · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7d7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7d7a]

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Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8e7d7a (#8e7d7a) is rgb(142, 125, 122) in RGB.

No, #8e7d7a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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