#8a8089

Color #8a8089

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8089

RGB

rgb(138, 128, 137)

HSL

hsl(306, 4.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 7.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 0.7%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(54.71, 5.51, -3.49)

LCH

lch(54.71, 6.52, 327.65)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0179, 328.98)

HWB

hwb(306, 50.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808a81

Analogous

#86808a

#8a8089

#8a8084

Triadic

#8a8089

#898a80

#80898a

Split-complementary

#8a8089

#848a80

#808a86

Tetradic

#8a8089

#8a8180

#808a81

#80898a

Square

#8a8089

#8a8680

#808a81

#80848a

Shades

Color #8a8089 mixed toward black.

#736a73

#5c555c

#454045

#2e2b2e

#171517

Tints

Color #8a8089 mixed toward white.

#9e959d

#b1aab0

#c5c0c4

#d8d5d8

#eceaeb

Tones

Color #8a8089 mixed toward gray.

#898188

#888288

#888387

#878386

#868486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868687 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#868786 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8a8585 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 7.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8089;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8089]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8a8089 (#8a8089) is rgb(138, 128, 137) in RGB.

No, #8a8089 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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