#8C9377

Accessibility

6.55:1

Vs white / black

3.2:1 · 6.55:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8c9377

RGB

rgb(140, 147, 119)

RGBA

rgba(140, 147, 119, 1)

HSL

hsl(75, 11%, 52%)

HSLA

hsla(75, 11%, 52%, 1)

HSV

hsv(75, 19%, 58%)

LAB

lab(59.68% -7.68 14)

LCH

lch(59.68% 15.97 118.75)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6497 -0.0199 0.0359)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6497 0.041 119)

XYZ

xyz(24.58, 27.77, 21.52)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 42%)

CSS

color: #8c9377;

CSS variable

--color-8c9377: #8c9377;

SCSS

$color-8c9377: #8c9377;

JavaScript

const color = "#8c9377";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8c9377";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8c9377" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8c9377", "rgb": { "r": 140, "g": 147, "b": 119 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6497 0.041 119)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8c9377-1: #8c9377;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 14.25 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 14.03 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 13.66 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 19.27 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

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

50f3f8e5 100e5ebd7 200d2d8c0 300bbc1a7 4009ea689 500838a6e 6006d735c 700575c48 800424636 9002e3124 950191c11

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f5f6f4 ecede8 e2e4dd d9dbd2 cfd2c6 c6c9bb bcc0b0 b2b7a4 a9ae99 9fa58e 969c82 8c9377 80876d 757b63 696e59 5d624f 525645 464a3c 3a3d32 2f3128 23251e 171814 0c0c0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f6f4 ecede8 e2e4dd d9dbd2 cfd2c6 c6c9bb bcc0b0 b2b7a4 a9ae99 9fa58e 969c82

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

80876d 757b63 696e59 5d624f 525645 464a3c 3a3d32 2f3128 23251e 171814 0c0c0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8b9178 8a9079 898e79 888d7a 878b7b 868a7c 85887c 84867d 83857e 82837f 81827f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8C9377Stop 1 #7E7792Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#928B77Stop 1 #8C9377Stop 2 #7E9277Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8C9377Stop 1 #778B92Stop 2 #92778BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8C9377Stop 1 #777E92Stop 2 #8B7792Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#36392DStop 1 #5E634FStop 2 #878E71Stop 3 #ABB09CStop 4 #CFD2C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8c9377 works

#8C9377 (#8c9377) sits in the lime family at about 75° hue, 11% saturation, and 52% lightness. Contrast is 3.2:1 on white and 6.55:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (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 #8c9377 as small body text on white — 3.2:1 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: Energy, youth, and experimentation. High-visibility accents and playful UIs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Lime range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #999966#999966 Web Safe #669966#669966 Spectrum #869541#869541 Spectrum #8D863F#8D863F Asbestos#7F8C8D Web Safe #999999#999999 Spectrum #6C9546#6C9546 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Spectrum #B3A061#B3A061 Concrete#95A5A6 Gray#808080 Spectrum #96873C#96873C

Where #8c9377 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 #8c9377 as small body text on white — 3.2:1 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.