#8e8580

Color #8e8580

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8580

RGB

rgb(142, 133, 128)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 5.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 9.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 9.9%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.17, 2.46, 3.9)

LCH

lch(56.17, 4.61, 57.76)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0132, 51.14)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 50.2%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80898e

Analogous

#8e8082

#8e8580

#8e8c80

Triadic

#8e8580

#808e85

#85808e

Split-complementary

#8e8580

#808e8c

#80828e

Tetradic

#8e8580

#898e80

#80898e

#85808e

Square

#8e8580

#828e80

#80898e

#8c808e

Shades

Color #8e8580 mixed toward black.

#776f6a

#5f5855

#474240

#302c2a

#181615

Tints

Color #8e8580 mixed toward white.

#a19995

#b4aeaa

#c6c2bf

#d9d6d5

#ecebea

Tones

Color #8e8580 mixed toward gray.

#8d8581

#8c8682

#8a8683

#898685

#888786

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a81 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8b82 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#8e8282 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8580;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8580]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8e8580 (#8e8580) is rgb(142, 133, 128) in RGB.

No, #8e8580 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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