#8A7F68
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(60% 0.036 85.4), rgb(138, 127, 104).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#8A7F68 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 85°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A7F68 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 127, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 14%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.036 85.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8A7F68 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A7F68 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A7F68 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A7F68 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DCD9D2
oklch(88.6% 0.01 87.5)
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Step 300
300
#C6C0B4
oklch(80.9% 0.018 84.6)
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Step 400
400
#A9A08D
oklch(70.8% 0.029 85.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A7F68
oklch(60% 0.036 85.4)
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Step 600
600
#7E7259
oklch(55.6% 0.04 85.3)
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Step 700
700
#6A5F49
oklch(49% 0.036 84.4)
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Step 800
800
#564E3C
oklch(42.6% 0.03 86.8)
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Step 900
900
#474133
oklch(37.7% 0.024 87.6)
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Step 950
950
#2A261E
oklch(27% 0.015 84.5)
#8A7F68 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #857E67 | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #888169 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #907B79 | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A7F68
#8A7F68
oklch(60% 0.036 85.4)
- #768096
#768096
oklch(59.9% 0.036 266)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8A7F68, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.016
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.034
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.040
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.041
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.048
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.050
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.050
Use #8A7F68 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.