#8e997f

Color #8e997f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e997f

RGB

rgb(142, 153, 127)

HSL

hsl(85.4, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(85.4, 17%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 17%, 40%)

LAB

lab(61.71, -8.82, 12.36)

LCH

lch(61.71, 15.18, 125.51)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0394, 126.11)

HWB

hwb(85.4, 49.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7f99

Analogous

#99977f

#8e997f

#81997f

Triadic

#8e997f

#7f8e99

#997f8e

Split-complementary

#8e997f

#7f8199

#977f99

Tetradic

#8e997f

#7f998a

#8a7f99

#997f8e

Square

#8e997f

#7f9997

#8a7f99

#997f81

Shades

Color #8e997f mixed toward black.

#778267

#5f6853

#474e3e

#2f3429

#181a15

Tints

Color #8e997f mixed toward white.

#a1aa94

#b4bbaa

#c6ccbf

#d9ddd4

#eceeea

Tones

Color #8e997f mixed toward gray.

#8e9781

#8d9583

#8d9285

#8d9088

#8c8e8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939386 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#929187 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8f8b8c · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e997f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e997f]

Related colors

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#8e997f (#8e997f) is rgb(142, 153, 127) in RGB.

No, #8e997f 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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