#8B7E7D

Accessibility

5.38:1

Vs white / black

3.9:1 · 5.38:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8b7e7d

RGB

rgb(139, 126, 125)

RGBA

rgba(139, 126, 125, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 6%, 52%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 6%, 52%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 10%, 55%)

LAB

lab(53.91% 4.76 2.34)

LCH

lch(53.91% 5.3 26.18)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6045 0.0148 0.0062)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6045 0.016 22.73)

XYZ

xyz(21.81, 21.89, 22.47)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 45%)

CSS

color: #8b7e7d;

CSS variable

--color-8b7e7d: #8b7e7d;

SCSS

$color-8b7e7d: #8b7e7d;

JavaScript

const color = "#8b7e7d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8b7e7d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8b7e7d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8b7e7d", "rgb": { "r": 139, "g": 126, "b": 125 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6045 0.016 22.73)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8b7e7d-1: #8b7e7d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-500

Very different · ΔE 7.12 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 6.43 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 7.02 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 12.54 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0ef 100f5e3e2 200e1cfce 300cab9b8 400ae9d9c 500928281 6007c6c6b 700645554 8004e403f 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f4f4 eceae9 e2dfdf d8d4d4 cfc9c9 c5bfbe bbb4b3 b2a9a8 a89e9e 9e9493 958988 8b7e7d 7f7473 746968 685f5e 5d5453 514949 463f3f 3a3434 2e2a2a 23201f 171515 0c0b0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f4f4 eceae9 e2dfdf d8d4d4 cfc9c9 c5bfbe bbb4b3 b2a9a8 a89e9e 9e9493 958988

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7f7473 746968 685f5e 5d5453 514949 463f3f 3a3434 2e2a2a 23201f 171515 0c0b0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8a7e7d 897e7e 887f7e 877f7e 867f7e 867f7f 857f7f 847f7f 83807f 828080 818080

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8B7E7DStop 1 #7D8B8CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8C7D84Stop 1 #8B7E7DStop 2 #8C867DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8B7E7DStop 1 #7D8C7EStop 2 #7E7D8CStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8B7E7DStop 1 #7D8C86Stop 2 #7D848CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363030Stop 1 #5F5554Stop 2 #877978Stop 3 #ABA1A0Stop 4 #CFC9C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8b7e7d works

#8B7E7D (#8b7e7d) sits in the grey family at about 4° hue, 6% saturation, and 52% lightness. Contrast is 3.9:1 on white and 5.38:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8b7e7d as small body text on white — 3.9:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Gray#808080 Material Brown 300#A1887F Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 600#757575 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material You Neutral#938F99 Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Web Safe #999999#999999 DimGray#696969

Where #8b7e7d works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8b7e7d as small body text on white — 3.9:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.