#8e8b8b

Color #8e8b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8b8b

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(58.11, 1.11, 0.39)

LCH

lch(58.11, 1.18, 19.36)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0036, 17.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8e8e

Analogous

#8e8b8d

#8e8b8b

#8e8d8b

Triadic

#8e8b8b

#8b8e8b

#8b8b8e

Split-complementary

#8e8b8b

#8b8e8d

#8b8d8e

Tetradic

#8e8b8b

#8e8e8b

#8b8e8e

#8b8b8e

Square

#8e8b8b

#8d8e8b

#8b8e8e

#8d8b8e

Shades

Color #8e8b8b mixed toward black.

#777474

#5f5c5c

#474545

#2f2e2e

#181717

Tints

Color #8e8b8b mixed toward white.

#a19e9e

#b4b2b2

#c6c5c5

#d9d8d8

#ececec

Tones

Color #8e8b8b mixed toward gray.

#8e8b8b

#8d8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d8b · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8d8b · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#8e8b8b · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8e8b8b (#8e8b8b) is rgb(142, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #8e8b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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