#8a808a

Color #8a808a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a808a

RGB

rgb(138, 128, 138)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(54.74, 5.71, -4.02)

LCH

lch(54.74, 6.98, 324.85)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.019, 325.72)

HWB

hwb(300, 50.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808a80

Analogous

#85808a

#8a808a

#8a8085

Triadic

#8a808a

#8a8a80

#808a8a

Split-complementary

#8a808a

#858a80

#808a85

Tetradic

#8a808a

#8a8080

#808a80

#808a8a

Square

#8a808a

#8a8580

#808a80

#80858a

Shades

Color #8a808a mixed toward black.

#736a73

#5c555c

#454045

#2e2b2e

#171517

Tints

Color #8a808a mixed toward white.

#9e959e

#b1aab1

#c5c0c5

#d8d5d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8a808a mixed toward gray.

#898189

#888288

#888388

#878387

#868486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868688 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#868787 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#8a8685 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a808a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a808a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a808a (#8a808a) is rgb(138, 128, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a808a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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