#8e7c7f

Color #8e7c7f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7c7f

RGB

rgb(142, 124, 127)

HSL

hsl(350, 7.4%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 12.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 10.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.71, 7.44, 0.91)

LCH

lch(53.71, 7.5, 6.97)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0225, 6.37)

HWB

hwb(350, 48.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8e8b

Analogous

#8e7c88

#8e7c7f

#8e827c

Triadic

#8e7c7f

#7f8e7c

#7c7f8e

Split-complementary

#8e7c7f

#7c8e82

#7c888e

Tetradic

#8e7c7f

#8e8b7c

#7c8e8b

#7c7f8e

Square

#8e7c7f

#888e7c

#7c8e8b

#827c8e

Shades

Color #8e7c7f mixed toward black.

#776769

#5f5254

#473e3f

#30292a

#181515

Tints

Color #8e7c7f mixed toward white.

#a19294

#b4a8aa

#c7bebf

#d9d3d4

#ece9ea

Tones

Color #8e7c7f mixed toward gray.

#8d7e80

#8b7f81

#8a8182

#888283

#878484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87867e · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#88897e · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#8d7e7e · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7c7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7c7f]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e7c7f (#8e7c7f) is rgb(142, 124, 127) in RGB.

No, #8e7c7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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