#8f8b8a

Color #8f8b8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8b8a

RGB

rgb(143, 139, 138)

HSL

hsl(12, 2.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 3.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 3.5%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.17, 1.29, 1.06)

LCH

lch(58.17, 1.67, 39.41)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.005, 34.33)

HWB

hwb(12, 54.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8e8f

Analogous

#8f8a8b

#8f8b8a

#8f8e8a

Triadic

#8f8b8a

#8a8f8b

#8b8a8f

Split-complementary

#8f8b8a

#8a8f8e

#8a8b8f

Tetradic

#8f8b8a

#8e8f8a

#8a8e8f

#8b8a8f

Square

#8f8b8a

#8b8f8a

#8a8e8f

#8e8a8f

Shades

Color #8f8b8a mixed toward black.

#787473

#605c5c

#484545

#302e2e

#181717

Tints

Color #8f8b8a mixed toward white.

#a29e9d

#b4b2b1

#c7c5c4

#dad8d8

#ececeb

Tones

Color #8f8b8a mixed toward gray.

#8f8b8a

#8e8b8b

#8e8c8b

#8d8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d8a · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8e8e8a · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8f8a8a · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8b8a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#8f8b8a (#8f8b8a) is rgb(143, 139, 138) in RGB.

No, #8f8b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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