#8b808a

Color #8b808a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b808a

RGB

rgb(139, 128, 138)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 4.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 7.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 0.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.83, 6.08, -3.88)

LCH

lch(54.83, 7.21, 327.46)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0198, 328.64)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 50.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808b81

Analogous

#87808b

#8b808a

#8b8085

Triadic

#8b808a

#8a8b80

#808a8b

Split-complementary

#8b808a

#858b80

#808b87

Tetradic

#8b808a

#8b8180

#808b81

#808a8b

Square

#8b808a

#8b8780

#808b81

#80858b

Shades

Color #8b808a mixed toward black.

#746a73

#5d555c

#464045

#2f2b2e

#171517

Tints

Color #8b808a mixed toward white.

#9e959e

#b2aab1

#c5c0c5

#d8d5d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8b808a mixed toward gray.

#8a8189

#898289

#888388

#878487

#878586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868688 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#878887 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#8a8685 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b808a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b808a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b808a (#8b808a) is rgb(139, 128, 138) in RGB.

No, #8b808a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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