#8b8a80

Color #8b8a80

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8a80

RGB

rgb(139, 138, 128)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 4.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 7.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 7.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(57.29, -1.52, 5.49)

LCH

lch(57.29, 5.7, 105.48)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0147, 102.15)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 50.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80818b

Analogous

#8b8580

#8b8a80

#878b80

Triadic

#8b8a80

#808b8a

#8a808b

Split-complementary

#8b8a80

#80878b

#85808b

Tetradic

#8b8a80

#818b80

#80818b

#8a808b

Square

#8b8a80

#808b85

#80818b

#8b8087

Shades

Color #8b8a80 mixed toward black.

#74736a

#5d5c55

#464540

#2f2e2b

#171715

Tints

Color #8b8a80 mixed toward white.

#9e9e95

#b2b1aa

#c5c5c0

#d8d8d5

#ececea

Tones

Color #8b8a80 mixed toward gray.

#8a8981

#898982

#888883

#878784

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b83 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8b83 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#8b8485 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8a80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8a80]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#8b8a80 (#8b8a80) is rgb(139, 138, 128) in RGB.

No, #8b8a80 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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