#8c8a7f

Color #8c8a7f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8a7f

RGB

rgb(140, 138, 127)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 5.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 9.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 9.3%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.35, -1.31, 6.15)

LCH

lch(57.35, 6.29, 102.02)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0163, 98.48)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 49.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f818c

Analogous

#8c847f

#8c8a7f

#888c7f

Triadic

#8c8a7f

#7f8c8a

#8a7f8c

Split-complementary

#8c8a7f

#7f888c

#847f8c

Tetradic

#8c8a7f

#818c7f

#7f818c

#8a7f8c

Square

#8c8a7f

#7f8c84

#7f818c

#8c7f88

Shades

Color #8c8a7f mixed toward black.

#757369

#5e5c54

#46453f

#2f2e2a

#171715

Tints

Color #8c8a7f mixed toward white.

#9f9e94

#b2b1aa

#c6c5bf

#d9d8d4

#ececea

Tones

Color #8c8a7f mixed toward gray.

#8b8980

#8a8981

#898882

#888783

#878685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b82 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8b82 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#8c8484 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8a7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8a7f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8c8a7f (#8c8a7f) is rgb(140, 138, 127) in RGB.

No, #8c8a7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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