#8c756d

Color #8c756d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c756d

RGB

rgb(140, 117, 109)

HSL

hsl(15.5, 12.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.5, 22.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 22.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(51.16, 7.62, 7.75)

LCH

lch(51.16, 10.87, 45.48)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0314, 40.09)

HWB

hwb(15.5, 42.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d848c

Analogous

#8c6d74

#8c756d

#8c846d

Triadic

#8c756d

#6d8c75

#756d8c

Split-complementary

#8c756d

#6d8c84

#6d748c

Tetradic

#8c756d

#848c6d

#6d848c

#756d8c

Square

#8c756d

#748c6d

#6d848c

#846d8c

Shades

Color #8c756d mixed toward black.

#75615b

#5d4e49

#463a37

#2f2724

#171312

Tints

Color #8c756d mixed toward white.

#a08c85

#b3a39d

#c6bab6

#d9d1ce

#ece8e7

Tones

Color #8c756d mixed toward gray.

#897670

#877772

#847975

#827a77

#7f7b7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83826f · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#84866f · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8b7171 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c756d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c756d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8c756d (#8c756d) is rgb(140, 117, 109) in RGB.

No, #8c756d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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