#8b827e

Color #8b827e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b827e

RGB

rgb(139, 130, 126)

HSL

hsl(18.5, 5.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.5, 9.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 9.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.03, 2.65, 3.38)

LCH

lch(55.03, 4.29, 51.9)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0124, 45.65)

HWB

hwb(18.5, 49.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e878b

Analogous

#8b7e81

#8b827e

#8b897e

Triadic

#8b827e

#7e8b82

#827e8b

Split-complementary

#8b827e

#7e8b89

#7e818b

Tetradic

#8b827e

#878b7e

#7e878b

#827e8b

Square

#8b827e

#818b7e

#7e878b

#897e8b

Shades

Color #8b827e mixed toward black.

#746c69

#5d5754

#46413f

#2f2b2a

#171615

Tints

Color #8b827e mixed toward white.

#9e9794

#b2aca9

#c5c1bf

#d8d5d4

#eceaea

Tones

Color #8b827e mixed toward gray.

#8a837f

#898380

#888381

#878482

#868484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87877f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#88887f · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#8b8080 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b827e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b827e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b827e (#8b827e) is rgb(139, 130, 126) in RGB.

No, #8b827e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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