#8a8881

Color #8a8881

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8881

RGB

rgb(138, 136, 129)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 3.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 6.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 6.5%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(56.68, -0.59, 4.02)

LCH

lch(56.68, 4.06, 98.35)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0106, 93.78)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 50.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81838a

Analogous

#8a8481

#8a8881

#888a81

Triadic

#8a8881

#818a88

#88818a

Split-complementary

#8a8881

#81888a

#84818a

Tetradic

#8a8881

#838a81

#81838a

#88818a

Square

#8a8881

#818a84

#81838a

#8a8188

Shades

Color #8a8881 mixed toward black.

#73726b

#5c5b56

#454440

#2e2d2b

#171715

Tints

Color #8a8881 mixed toward white.

#9e9c96

#b1b0ab

#c5c4c0

#d8d7d5

#ecebea

Tones

Color #8a8881 mixed toward gray.

#898882

#898783

#888783

#878684

#868685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898983 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#898983 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8a8484 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8881;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8881]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#8a8881 (#8a8881) is rgb(138, 136, 129) in RGB.

No, #8a8881 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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