#8f6f6d

Color #8f6f6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 14.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8f6f6d

RGB

rgb(143, 111, 109)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 13.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 23.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 23.8%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(49.87, 12.32, 5.97)

LCH

lch(49.87, 13.69, 25.85)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0409, 22.56)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 42.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d8d8f

Analogous

#8f6d7c

#8f6f6d

#8f806d

Triadic

#8f6f6d

#6d8f6f

#6f6d8f

Split-complementary

#8f6f6d

#6d8f80

#6d7c8f

Tetradic

#8f6f6d

#8d8f6d

#6d8d8f

#6f6d8f

Square

#8f6f6d

#7c8f6d

#6d8d8f

#806d8f

Shades

Color #8f6f6d mixed toward black.

#775c5b

#5f4a49

#473736

#302524

#181212

Tints

Color #8f6f6d mixed toward white.

#a28785

#b59f9d

#c7b7b6

#dacfce

#ece7e7

Tones

Color #8f6f6d mixed toward gray.

#8c7170

#897473

#867675

#847978

#817b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82826d · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#84866e · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#8e6e6e · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f6f6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f6f6d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#8f6f6d (#8f6f6d) is rgb(143, 111, 109) in RGB.

No, #8f6f6d 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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