#8c8175

Color #8c8175

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8175

RGB

rgb(140, 129, 117)

HSL

hsl(31.3, 9.1%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.3, 16.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 16.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(54.62, 2.03, 8.01)

LCH

lch(54.62, 8.26, 75.78)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0223, 69.78)

HWB

hwb(31.3, 45.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75808c

Analogous

#8c7675

#8c8175

#8c8c75

Triadic

#8c8175

#758c81

#81758c

Split-complementary

#8c8175

#758c8c

#76758c

Tetradic

#8c8175

#808c75

#75808c

#81758c

Square

#8c8175

#758c76

#75808c

#8c758c

Shades

Color #8c8175 mixed toward black.

#756c61

#5d564e

#46413a

#2f2b27

#171613

Tints

Color #8c8175 mixed toward white.

#9f968c

#b2aba3

#c6c0ba

#d9d5d1

#eceae8

Tones

Color #8c8175 mixed toward gray.

#8a8177

#888179

#86817b

#84817d

#82817f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878778 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#888979 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#8b7a7b · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8175;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8175]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Linen #faf0e6

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Peru #cd853f

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#8c8175 (#8c8175) is rgb(140, 129, 117) in RGB.

No, #8c8175 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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