#8a787b

Color #8a787b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a787b

RGB

rgb(138, 120, 123)

HSL

hsl(350, 7.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 13%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 10.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.14, 7.48, 0.92)

LCH

lch(52.14, 7.54, 7.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0226, 6.34)

HWB

hwb(350, 47.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788a87

Analogous

#8a7884

#8a787b

#8a7e78

Triadic

#8a787b

#7b8a78

#787b8a

Split-complementary

#8a787b

#788a7e

#78848a

Tetradic

#8a787b

#8a8778

#788a87

#787b8a

Square

#8a787b

#848a78

#788a87

#7e788a

Shades

Color #8a787b mixed toward black.

#736466

#5c5052

#453c3d

#2e2829

#171414

Tints

Color #8a787b mixed toward white.

#9d8f91

#b1a5a7

#c4bcbd

#d8d2d3

#ebe9e9

Tones

Color #8a787b mixed toward gray.

#887a7c

#877b7d

#867d7e

#847e7f

#838080

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83827a · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#84857a · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#897a7a · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a787b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a787b]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

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Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a787b (#8a787b) is rgb(138, 120, 123) in RGB.

No, #8a787b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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