#8C8979

#8C8979

Color Values

HEX

#8C8979

RGB

140, 137, 121

HSL

50.5, 7.6%, 51.2%

HSV

50.5, 13.6%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 2.1%, 13.6%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.628 0.0236 98.3

Properties

Warm Light Nearest: cornsilk 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C8979

#797C8C

Analogous

#8C8079

#868C79

#8C8979

Triadic

#8C8979

#798C89

#89798C

Split Complementary

#8C8979

#79868C

#80798C

Tetradic

#8C8979

#798C80

#797C8C

#8C7986

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C8979

Protanopia

#8B8B7D

Deuteranopia

#8B8B7E

Tritanopia

#8C8081

Achromatopsia

#888888

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C8979;
color: #8C8979;
border-color: #8C8979;
Nearest Tailwind: Stone 500 #78716C

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F8F7
100
#EEEEEC
200
#DEDDD9
300
#C6C5BD
400
#A8A699
500
#898676
600
#6E6B5E
700
#58564B
800
#45433B
900
#34332D
950
#21201D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.52:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.97:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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