#8a756e

Color #8a756e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a756e

RGB

rgb(138, 117, 110)

HSL

hsl(15, 11.3%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 20.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 20.3%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(50.98, 6.97, 6.89)

LCH

lch(50.98, 9.8, 44.67)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0284, 39.29)

HWB

hwb(15, 43.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e838a

Analogous

#8a6e75

#8a756e

#8a836e

Triadic

#8a756e

#6e8a75

#756e8a

Split-complementary

#8a756e

#6e8a83

#6e758a

Tetradic

#8a756e

#838a6e

#6e838a

#756e8a

Square

#8a756e

#758a6e

#6e838a

#836e8a

Shades

Color #8a756e mixed toward black.

#73615c

#5c4e49

#453a37

#2e2725

#171312

Tints

Color #8a756e mixed toward white.

#9e8c85

#b1a39e

#c5bab6

#d8d1ce

#ece8e7

Tones

Color #8a756e mixed toward gray.

#887670

#857773

#837875

#817a77

#7e7b7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818170 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#838470 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#897171 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a756e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a756e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8a756e (#8a756e) is rgb(138, 117, 110) in RGB.

No, #8a756e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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