#8e8a88

Color #8e8a88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8a88

RGB

rgb(142, 138, 136)

HSL

hsl(20, 2.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 4.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 4.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.76, 1.1, 1.59)

LCH

lch(57.76, 1.93, 55.32)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0056, 48.62)

HWB

hwb(20, 53.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888c8e

Analogous

#8e8889

#8e8a88

#8e8d88

Triadic

#8e8a88

#888e8a

#8a888e

Split-complementary

#8e8a88

#888e8d

#88898e

Tetradic

#8e8a88

#8c8e88

#888c8e

#8a888e

Square

#8e8a88

#898e88

#888c8e

#8d888e

Shades

Color #8e8a88 mixed toward black.

#777371

#5f5c5a

#474544

#302e2d

#181717

Tints

Color #8e8a88 mixed toward white.

#a19d9c

#b4b1b0

#c6c4c3

#d9d8d7

#ecebeb

Tones

Color #8e8a88 mixed toward gray.

#8d8a88

#8d8a89

#8c8a89

#8c8b8a

#8b8b8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c88 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8d89 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#8e8989 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8a88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8a88]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#8e8a88 (#8e8a88) is rgb(142, 138, 136) in RGB.

No, #8e8a88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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