#8a8983

Color #8a8983

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8983

RGB

rgb(138, 137, 131)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 2.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 5.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 5.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(57.01, -0.78, 3.34)

LCH

lch(57.01, 3.43, 103.14)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0089, 99.04)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 51.4%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83848a

Analogous

#8a8583

#8a8983

#878a83

Triadic

#8a8983

#838a89

#89838a

Split-complementary

#8a8983

#83878a

#85838a

Tetradic

#8a8983

#848a83

#83848a

#89838a

Square

#8a8983

#838a85

#83848a

#8a8387

Shades

Color #8a8983 mixed toward black.

#73726d

#5c5b57

#454541

#2e2e2b

#171716

Tints

Color #8a8983 mixed toward white.

#9d9d98

#b1b0ac

#c4c4c1

#d8d8d6

#ebebea

Tones

Color #8a8983 mixed toward gray.

#898883

#898884

#888885

#888785

#878786

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a84 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8a85 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#8a8686 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8983;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8983]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a8983 (#8a8983) is rgb(138, 137, 131) in RGB.

No, #8a8983 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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