#8f7f7b

Color #8f7f7b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8f7f7b

RGB

rgb(143, 127, 123)

HSL

hsl(12, 8.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 14%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 14%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.5, 5.39, 4.4)

LCH

lch(54.5, 6.96, 39.23)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0206, 34.31)

HWB

hwb(12, 48.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b8b8f

Analogous

#8f7b81

#8f7f7b

#8f897b

Triadic

#8f7f7b

#7b8f7f

#7f7b8f

Split-complementary

#8f7f7b

#7b8f89

#7b818f

Tetradic

#8f7f7b

#8b8f7b

#7b8b8f

#7f7b8f

Square

#8f7f7b

#818f7b

#7b8b8f

#897b8f

Shades

Color #8f7f7b mixed toward black.

#786966

#605451

#483f3d

#302a29

#181514

Tints

Color #8f7f7b mixed toward white.

#a29491

#b4aaa7

#c7bfbd

#dad4d3

#eceae9

Tones

Color #8f7f7b mixed toward gray.

#8d807d

#8c817e

#8a8280

#888382

#878483

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88887c · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#898a7c · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#8e7d7d · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f7f7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f7f7b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#8f7f7b (#8f7f7b) is rgb(143, 127, 123) in RGB.

No, #8f7f7b 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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