#8b6974

Color #8b6974

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6974

RGB

rgb(139, 105, 116)

HSL

hsl(340.6, 13.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.6, 24.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 16.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(48.08, 15.4, -0.85)

LCH

lch(48.08, 15.42, 356.84)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.046, 357.51)

HWB

hwb(340.6, 41.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#698b80

Analogous

#8b6985

#8b6974

#8b6f69

Triadic

#8b6974

#748b69

#69748b

Split-complementary

#8b6974

#698b6f

#69858b

Tetradic

#8b6974

#8b8069

#698b80

#69748b

Square

#8b6974

#858b69

#698b80

#6f698b

Shades

Color #8b6974 mixed toward black.

#745761

#5d464d

#45343a

#2e2327

#171113

Tints

Color #8b6974 mixed toward white.

#9f818b

#b39aa2

#c6b3b9

#d9ccd0

#ece6e8

Tones

Color #8b6974 mixed toward gray.

#886c75

#856f76

#827177

#807478

#7d7779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7d71 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#808271 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#8a6f6f · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6974]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b6974 (#8b6974) is rgb(139, 105, 116) in RGB.

No, #8b6974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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