#8b8979

Color #8b8979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8979

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 121)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 7.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 12.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 12.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.84, -2.2, 8.85)

LCH

lch(56.84, 9.12, 103.96)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0235, 101.31)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 47.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797b8b

Analogous

#8b8079

#8b8979

#848b79

Triadic

#8b8979

#798b89

#89798b

Split-complementary

#8b8979

#79848b

#80798b

Tetradic

#8b8979

#7b8b79

#797b8b

#89798b

Square

#8b8979

#798b80

#797b8b

#8b7984

Shades

Color #8b8979 mixed toward black.

#747265

#5d5c50

#46453c

#2e2e28

#171714

Tints

Color #8b8979 mixed toward white.

#9e9d8f

#b2b0a6

#c5c4bc

#d8d8d2

#ecebe9

Tones

Color #8b8979 mixed toward gray.

#8a887b

#88877c

#87867e

#85847f

#848381

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a7d · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#8a8a7e · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#8b8081 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8979]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#8b8979 (#8b8979) is rgb(139, 137, 121) in RGB.

No, #8b8979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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