Color #8e8e8d
A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.
Conversions
#8e8e8drgb(142, 142, 141)hsl(60, 0.4%, 55.5%)hsv(60, 0.7%, 55.7%)cmyk(0%, 0%, 0.7%, 44.3%)lab(58.99, -0.19, 0.53)lch(58.99, 0.56, 109.72)oklch(64.6%, 0.0015, 105.95)hwb(60, 55.3%, 44.3%)Harmony colors
Accessibility
Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.
Under color vision deficiencies
Protanopia
#8e8e8d · ΔE 0
Deuteranopia
#8e8e8d · ΔE 0
Tritanopia
#8e8d8d · ΔE 1
Achromatopsia
#8e8e8e · ΔE 0.6
Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →
Code
background-color: #8e8e8d;bg-[#8e8e8d]Related colors
Frequently asked questions
#8e8e8d (#8e8e8d) is rgb(142, 142, 141) in RGB.
No, #8e8e8d 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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