#8c7a6d

Color #8c7a6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7a6d

RGB

rgb(140, 122, 109)

HSL

hsl(25.2, 12.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.2, 22.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 22.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(52.51, 4.73, 9.67)

LCH

lch(52.51, 10.76, 63.93)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0296, 57.97)

HWB

hwb(25.2, 42.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d7f8c

Analogous

#8c6d6f

#8c7a6d

#8c896d

Triadic

#8c7a6d

#6d8c7a

#7a6d8c

Split-complementary

#8c7a6d

#6d8c89

#6d6f8c

Tetradic

#8c7a6d

#7f8c6d

#6d7f8c

#7a6d8c

Square

#8c7a6d

#6f8c6d

#6d7f8c

#896d8c

Shades

Color #8c7a6d mixed toward black.

#75665b

#5d5149

#463d37

#2f2924

#171412

Tints

Color #8c7a6d mixed toward white.

#a09085

#b3a69d

#c6bcb6

#d9d3ce

#ece9e7

Tones

Color #8c7a6d mixed toward gray.

#897a70

#877b72

#847b75

#827c77

#7f7c7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858470 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#868771 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#8b7373 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7a6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7a6d]

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Frequently asked questions

#8c7a6d (#8c7a6d) is rgb(140, 122, 109) in RGB.

No, #8c7a6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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