#8b736b

Color #8b736b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b736b

RGB

rgb(139, 115, 107)

HSL

hsl(15, 13%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 23%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 23%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(50.47, 8.06, 7.94)

LCH

lch(50.47, 11.31, 44.57)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0327, 39.29)

HWB

hwb(15, 42%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b838b

Analogous

#8b6b73

#8b736b

#8b836b

Triadic

#8b736b

#6b8b73

#736b8b

Split-complementary

#8b736b

#6b8b83

#6b738b

Tetradic

#8b736b

#838b6b

#6b838b

#736b8b

Square

#8b736b

#738b6b

#6b838b

#836b8b

Shades

Color #8b736b mixed toward black.

#746059

#5d4d47

#453935

#2e2624

#171312

Tints

Color #8b736b mixed toward white.

#9f8a83

#b2a19b

#c6b9b4

#d9d0cd

#ece8e6

Tones

Color #8b736b mixed toward gray.

#88746e

#867670

#837773

#807876

#7e7a78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81816d · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#83846d · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8a6f6f · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b736b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b736b]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8b736b (#8b736b) is rgb(139, 115, 107) in RGB.

No, #8b736b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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