#8a8778

Color #8a8778

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8778

RGB

rgb(138, 135, 120)

HSL

hsl(50, 7.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 13%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 13%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(56.18, -1.64, 8.47)

LCH

lch(56.18, 8.63, 100.96)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0222, 97.77)

HWB

hwb(50, 47.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787b8a

Analogous

#8a7e78

#8a8778

#848a78

Triadic

#8a8778

#788a87

#87788a

Split-complementary

#8a8778

#78848a

#7e788a

Tetradic

#8a8778

#7b8a78

#787b8a

#87788a

Square

#8a8778

#788a7e

#787b8a

#8a7884

Shades

Color #8a8778 mixed toward black.

#737164

#5c5a50

#45443c

#2e2d28

#171714

Tints

Color #8a8778 mixed toward white.

#9d9b8f

#b1afa5

#c4c3bc

#d8d7d2

#ebebe9

Tones

Color #8a8778 mixed toward gray.

#88867a

#87857b

#86847d

#84837e

#838280

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89897c · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#89897d · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#8a7f7f · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8778;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8778]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a8778 (#8a8778) is rgb(138, 135, 120) in RGB.

No, #8a8778 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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