#8a555e

Color #8a555e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 22.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a555e

RGB

rgb(138, 85, 94)

HSL

hsl(349.8, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.8, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 31.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.32, 23.25, 4.11)

LCH

lch(42.32, 23.61, 10.02)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0714, 8.87)

HWB

hwb(349.8, 33.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558a81

Analogous

#8a5578

#8a555e

#8a6655

Triadic

#8a555e

#5e8a55

#555e8a

Split-complementary

#8a555e

#558a66

#55788a

Tetradic

#8a555e

#8a8155

#558a81

#555e8a

Square

#8a555e

#788a55

#558a81

#66558a

Shades

Color #8a555e mixed toward black.

#73474e

#5c393f

#452a2f

#2e1c1f

#170e10

Tints

Color #8a555e mixed toward white.

#a46b75

#b68990

#c8a6ac

#dbc4c8

#ede1e3

Tones

Color #8a555e mixed toward gray.

#865961

#815e64

#7d6267

#78676a

#746b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77765c · ΔE 30

Deuteranopia

#7a7d5b · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#885a5a · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a555e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a555e]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

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Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a555e (#8a555e) is rgb(138, 85, 94) in RGB.

No, #8a555e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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