#8c8683

Color #8c8683

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8683

RGB

rgb(140, 134, 131)

HSL

hsl(20, 3.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 6.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 6.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.35, 1.68, 2.41)

LCH

lch(56.35, 2.94, 55.12)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0085, 48.81)

HWB

hwb(20, 51.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83898c

Analogous

#8c8384

#8c8683

#8c8a83

Triadic

#8c8683

#838c86

#86838c

Split-complementary

#8c8683

#838c8a

#83848c

Tetradic

#8c8683

#898c83

#83898c

#86838c

Square

#8c8683

#848c83

#83898c

#8a838c

Shades

Color #8c8683 mixed toward black.

#756f6d

#5e5957

#464341

#2f2d2b

#171616

Tints

Color #8c8683 mixed toward white.

#9f9a98

#b2aeac

#c5c2c1

#d9d7d6

#ecebea

Tones

Color #8c8683 mixed toward gray.

#8b8684

#8a8684

#8a8785

#898786

#888787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898984 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8a8a84 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8c8484 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8683;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8683]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#8c8683 (#8c8683) is rgb(140, 134, 131) in RGB.

No, #8c8683 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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