#8b8581

Color #8b8581

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8581

RGB

rgb(139, 133, 129)

HSL

hsl(24, 4.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 7.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 7.2%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.94, 1.49, 2.95)

LCH

lch(55.94, 3.3, 63.2)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0094, 56.31)

HWB

hwb(24, 50.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81878b

Analogous

#8b8182

#8b8581

#8b8a81

Triadic

#8b8581

#818b85

#85818b

Split-complementary

#8b8581

#818b8a

#81828b

Tetradic

#8b8581

#878b81

#81878b

#85818b

Square

#8b8581

#828b81

#81878b

#8a818b

Shades

Color #8b8581 mixed toward black.

#746f6b

#5d5956

#464240

#2e2c2b

#171615

Tints

Color #8b8581 mixed toward white.

#9e9996

#b2aeab

#c5c2c0

#d8d6d5

#ecebea

Tones

Color #8b8581 mixed toward gray.

#8a8582

#898583

#888583

#888684

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888882 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#898982 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8b8383 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8581;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8581]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#8b8581 (#8b8581) is rgb(139, 133, 129) in RGB.

No, #8b8581 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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