#8e8b81

Color #8e8b81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8b81

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 129)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 5.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 9.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 9.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.85, -0.75, 5.74)

LCH

lch(57.85, 5.79, 97.44)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.015, 93.05)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 50.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81848e

Analogous

#8e8481

#8e8b81

#8a8e81

Triadic

#8e8b81

#818e8b

#8b818e

Split-complementary

#8e8b81

#818a8e

#84818e

Tetradic

#8e8b81

#848e81

#81848e

#8b818e

Square

#8e8b81

#818e84

#81848e

#8e818a

Shades

Color #8e8b81 mixed toward black.

#77746b

#5f5d55

#474640

#302e2b

#181715

Tints

Color #8e8b81 mixed toward white.

#a19e96

#b4b2ab

#c6c5c0

#d9d8d5

#ececea

Tones

Color #8e8b81 mixed toward gray.

#8d8a82

#8c8a83

#8b8984

#8a8985

#888886

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d84 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8d84 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#8e8586 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8b81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8b81]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#8e8b81 (#8e8b81) is rgb(142, 139, 129) in RGB.

No, #8e8b81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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