#8e847f

Color #8e847f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e847f

RGB

rgb(142, 132, 127)

HSL

hsl(20, 6.2%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 10.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 10.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.87, 2.85, 4.05)

LCH

lch(55.87, 4.95, 54.87)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0143, 48.4)

HWB

hwb(20, 49.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f898e

Analogous

#8e7f81

#8e847f

#8e8b7f

Triadic

#8e847f

#7f8e84

#847f8e

Split-complementary

#8e847f

#7f8e8b

#7f818e

Tetradic

#8e847f

#898e7f

#7f898e

#847f8e

Square

#8e847f

#818e7f

#7f898e

#8b7f8e

Shades

Color #8e847f mixed toward black.

#776e69

#5f5854

#47423f

#302c2a

#181615

Tints

Color #8e847f mixed toward white.

#a19894

#b4adaa

#c6c1bf

#d9d6d4

#eceaea

Tones

Color #8e847f mixed toward gray.

#8d8480

#8b8581

#8a8583

#898684

#888685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a80 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#8a8b81 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#8e8181 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e847f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e847f]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#8e847f (#8e847f) is rgb(142, 132, 127) in RGB.

No, #8e847f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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