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Shadow

#8A795D

Conversions

HEX#8A795D

RGBrgb(138, 121, 93)

HSLhsl(37, 19%, 45%)

HSVhsv(37, 33%, 54%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 46%)

Copy CSS

color: #8a795d;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(138, 121, 93);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(37, 19%, 45%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.22 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.53 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Shadow

Shadow is the hex color #8A795D, which translates to rgb(138, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(37, 19%, 45%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 37 degrees, with a saturation of 19 percent and a lightness of 45 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.046 is low for the neutral family, giving Shadow a muted, dusty character.

How Shadow compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is gray (#808080), a CIE76 distance of 18.0 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-500 (#7C7C67), at a distance of 8.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Raw Umber at 9.7. Sorted by lightness, Shadow is number 11 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Shadow

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Shadow, led by Ink black at 4.53:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Shadow already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Shadow. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.22:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.53:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.41:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Shadow

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Shadow for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Shadow

Format	Value
HEX	#8A795D
RGB	rgb(138, 121, 93)
HSL	hsl(37, 19%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(37, 33%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.0456 80.02)
CIELAB	lab(51.69 2.10 17.79)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.