#8a6e5e

Color #8a6e5e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6e5e

RGB

rgb(138, 110, 94)

HSL

hsl(21.8, 19%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.8, 31.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 31.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(48.72, 8.6, 13.13)

LCH

lch(48.72, 15.7, 56.78)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.043, 51.32)

HWB

hwb(21.8, 36.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e7a8a

Analogous

#8a5e64

#8a6e5e

#8a845e

Triadic

#8a6e5e

#5e8a6e

#6e5e8a

Split-complementary

#8a6e5e

#5e8a84

#5e648a

Tetradic

#8a6e5e

#7a8a5e

#5e7a8a

#6e5e8a

Square

#8a6e5e

#648a5e

#5e7a8a

#845e8a

Shades

Color #8a6e5e mixed toward black.

#735c4e

#5c493f

#45372f

#2e251f

#171210

Tints

Color #8a6e5e mixed toward white.

#a18575

#b49e91

#c7b6ac

#d9cec8

#ece7e3

Tones

Color #8a6e5e mixed toward gray.

#866f62

#837065

#7f7169

#7b726d

#787370

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f62 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#808263 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#896566 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6e5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6e5e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8a6e5e (#8a6e5e) is rgb(138, 110, 94) in RGB.

No, #8a6e5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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