#8b6d79

Color #8b6d79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6d79

RGB

rgb(139, 109, 121)

HSL

hsl(336, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 12.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(49.26, 13.93, -2.09)

LCH

lch(49.26, 14.09, 351.47)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0416, 352.53)

HWB

hwb(336, 42.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d8b7f

Analogous

#8b6d88

#8b6d79

#8b706d

Triadic

#8b6d79

#798b6d

#6d798b

Split-complementary

#8b6d79

#6d8b70

#6d888b

Tetradic

#8b6d79

#8b7f6d

#6d8b7f

#6d798b

Square

#8b6d79

#888b6d

#6d8b7f

#706d8b

Shades

Color #8b6d79 mixed toward black.

#745b65

#5d4951

#45363c

#2e2428

#171214

Tints

Color #8b6d79 mixed toward white.

#9f858f

#b29da6

#c5b6bc

#d9ced2

#ece7e9

Tones

Color #8b6d79 mixed toward gray.

#886f79

#86727a

#83747a

#81777b

#7e797b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.56:1

White text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f76 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#818376 · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#8a7473 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6d79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6d79]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#8b6d79 (#8b6d79) is rgb(139, 109, 121) in RGB.

No, #8b6d79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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