#8a757c

Color #8a757c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a757c

RGB

rgb(138, 117, 124)

HSL

hsl(340, 8.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 15.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 10.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(51.36, 9.41, -0.8)

LCH

lch(51.36, 9.44, 355.14)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.028, 355.9)

HWB

hwb(340, 45.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#758a83

Analogous

#8a7586

#8a757c

#8a7975

Triadic

#8a757c

#7c8a75

#757c8a

Split-complementary

#8a757c

#758a79

#75868a

Tetradic

#8a757c

#8a8375

#758a83

#757c8a

Square

#8a757c

#868a75

#758a83

#79758a

Shades

Color #8a757c mixed toward black.

#736267

#5c4e53

#453b3e

#2e2729

#171415

Tints

Color #8a757c mixed toward white.

#9d8c92

#b1a3a8

#c4babe

#d8d1d3

#ebe8e9

Tones

Color #8a757c mixed toward gray.

#88777d

#86797d

#857a7e

#837c7e

#817e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81817a · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#83847a · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#897979 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a757c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a757c]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#8a757c (#8a757c) is rgb(138, 117, 124) in RGB.

No, #8a757c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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