#8b868a

Color #8b868a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b868a

RGB

rgb(139, 134, 138)

HSL

hsl(312, 2.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 3.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 0.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.46, 2.64, -1.48)

LCH

lch(56.46, 3.03, 330.72)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0084, 332.21)

HWB

hwb(312, 52.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868b87

Analogous

#89868b

#8b868a

#8b8687

Triadic

#8b868a

#8a8b86

#868a8b

Split-complementary

#8b868a

#878b86

#868b89

Tetradic

#8b868a

#8b8786

#868b87

#868a8b

Square

#8b868a

#8b8986

#868b87

#86878b

Shades

Color #8b868a mixed toward black.

#746f73

#5d595c

#464345

#2e2d2e

#171617

Tints

Color #8b868a mixed toward white.

#9e9a9d

#b2aeb1

#c5c2c4

#d8d7d8

#ecebeb

Tones

Color #8b868a mixed toward gray.

#8b868a

#8a8789

#898889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898989 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#898a89 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8b8888 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b868a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b868a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8b868a (#8b868a) is rgb(139, 134, 138) in RGB.

No, #8b868a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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