#8D8271

Accessibility

5.56:1

Vs white / black

3.77:1 · 5.56:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8d8271

RGB

rgb(141, 130, 113)

RGBA

rgba(141, 130, 113, 1)

HSL

hsl(36, 11%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(36, 11%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(36, 20%, 55%)

LAB

lab(54.89% 1.2 10.72)

LCH

lch(54.89% 10.79 83.61)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6116 0.0055 0.0277)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6116 0.0282 78.77)

XYZ

xyz(21.95, 22.82, 18.87)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 45%)

CSS

color: #8d8271;

CSS variable

--color-8d8271: #8d8271;

SCSS

$color-8d8271: #8d8271;

JavaScript

const color = "#8d8271";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8d8271";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8d8271" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8d8271", "rgb": { "r": 141, "g": 130, "b": 113 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6116 0.0282 78.77)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8d8271-1: #8d8271;
}

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 8.69 · #78716C

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 8.82 · #808080

Nearest Material color

brown-300

Very different · ΔE 9.58 · #A1887F

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15.6 · #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.

50fdf4e7 100efe7d9 200dcd3c5 300c7bcac 400aba08e 500908573 600786f60 70060584c 8004a4338 900352e24 950201a10

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f5f3 eceae7 e3e0dc d9d5d0 d0cbc4 c6c1b8 bdb6ac b3aca0 aaa195 a09789 978c7d 8d8271 817768 766c5e 6a6255 5e574b 524c42 474139 3b362f 2f2b26 23211c 171613 0c0b09

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f3 eceae7 e3e0dc d9d5d0 d0cbc4 c6c1b8 bdb6ac b3aca0 aaa195 a09789 978c7d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

817768 766c5e 6a6255 5e574b 524c42 474139 3b362f 2f2b26 23211c 171613 0c0b09

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8c8272 8b8274 8a8275 898176 888177 878179 85817a 84817b 83817c 82807e 81807f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8D8271Stop 1 #717D8EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8E7471Stop 1 #8D8271Stop 2 #8B8E71Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8D8271Stop 1 #718E82Stop 2 #82718EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8D8271Stop 1 #718B8EStop 2 #74718EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#39342DStop 1 #635B4FStop 2 #8E8271Stop 3 #B0A89CStop 4 #D2CDC6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8d8271 works

#8D8271 (#8d8271) sits in the brown family at about 36° hue, 11% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 3.77:1 on white and 5.56:1 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 #8d8271 as small body text on white — 3.77:1 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: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 500#78716C Gray#808080 Material Brown 300#A1887F Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Web Safe #999999#999999 System Gray#8E8E93 Spectrum #876E40#876E40 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Spectrum #A5874A#A5874A

Where #8d8271 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 #8d8271 as small body text on white — 3.77:1 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.