#8b7c7e

Color #8b7c7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7c7e

RGB

rgb(139, 124, 126)

HSL

hsl(352, 6.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352, 10.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 9.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.4, 6.1, 1.01)

LCH

lch(53.4, 6.18, 9.4)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0186, 8.65)

HWB

hwb(352, 48.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8b89

Analogous

#8b7c86

#8b7c7e

#8b827c

Triadic

#8b7c7e

#7e8b7c

#7c7e8b

Split-complementary

#8b7c7e

#7c8b82

#7c868b

Tetradic

#8b7c7e

#8b897c

#7c8b89

#7c7e8b

Square

#8b7c7e

#868b7c

#7c8b89

#827c8b

Shades

Color #8b7c7e mixed toward black.

#746769

#5d5254

#463e3f

#2f292a

#171515

Tints

Color #8b7c7e mixed toward white.

#9e9294

#b2a8a9

#c5bebf

#d8d3d4

#ece9ea

Tones

Color #8b7c7e mixed toward gray.

#8a7d7f

#897f80

#878081

#868182

#858283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85857e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#86877d · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#8a7d7d · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7c7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7c7e]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b7c7e (#8b7c7e) is rgb(139, 124, 126) in RGB.

No, #8b7c7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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