#8c8d8a

Color #8c8d8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8d8a

RGB

rgb(140, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(80, 1.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 2.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 2.1%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(58.47, -0.95, 1.47)

LCH

lch(58.47, 1.75, 122.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0046, 121.61)

HWB

hwb(80, 54.1%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8a8d

Analogous

#8d8c8a

#8c8d8a

#8a8d8a

Triadic

#8c8d8a

#8a8c8d

#8d8a8c

Split-complementary

#8c8d8a

#8a8a8d

#8c8a8d

Tetradic

#8c8d8a

#8a8d8b

#8b8a8d

#8d8a8c

Square

#8c8d8a

#8a8d8c

#8b8a8d

#8d8a8a

Shades

Color #8c8d8a mixed toward black.

#757673

#5d5e5c

#464745

#2f2f2e

#171817

Tints

Color #8c8d8a mixed toward white.

#9fa09d

#b2b3b1

#c5c6c4

#d9d9d8

#ececeb

Tones

Color #8c8d8a mixed toward gray.

#8c8d8a

#8c8c8a

#8c8c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8b · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#8c8b8b · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8d8a]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#8c8d8a (#8c8d8a) is rgb(140, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #8c8d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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