#8a5e63

Color #8a5e63

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5e63

RGB

rgb(138, 94, 99)

HSL

hsl(353.2, 19%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.2, 31.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 28.3%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(44.68, 18.72, 4.44)

LCH

lch(44.68, 19.24, 13.34)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.058, 11.74)

HWB

hwb(353.2, 36.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e8a85

Analogous

#8a5e79

#8a5e63

#8a6f5e

Triadic

#8a5e63

#638a5e

#5e638a

Split-complementary

#8a5e63

#5e8a6f

#5e798a

Tetradic

#8a5e63

#8a855e

#5e8a85

#5e638a

Square

#8a5e63

#798a5e

#5e8a85

#6f5e8a

Shades

Color #8a5e63 mixed toward black.

#734e52

#5c3f42

#452f31

#2e1f21

#171010

Tints

Color #8a5e63 mixed toward white.

#a1757a

#b49195

#c7acaf

#d9c8ca

#ece3e4

Tones

Color #8a5e63 mixed toward gray.

#866266

#836569

#7f696c

#7b6d6e

#787071

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797962 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#7c7f62 · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#886161 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5e63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5e63]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a5e63 (#8a5e63) is rgb(138, 94, 99) in RGB.

No, #8a5e63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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