#8b878b

Color #8b878b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b878b

RGB

rgb(139, 135, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.76, 2.27, -1.61)

LCH

lch(56.76, 2.78, 324.65)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0075, 325.26)

HWB

hwb(300, 52.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878b87

Analogous

#89878b

#8b878b

#8b8789

Triadic

#8b878b

#8b8b87

#878b8b

Split-complementary

#8b878b

#898b87

#878b89

Tetradic

#8b878b

#8b8787

#878b87

#878b8b

Square

#8b878b

#8b8987

#878b87

#87898b

Shades

Color #8b878b mixed toward black.

#747074

#5d5a5d

#464346

#2e2d2e

#171617

Tints

Color #8b878b mixed toward white.

#9e9b9e

#b2afb2

#c5c3c5

#d8d7d8

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b878b mixed toward gray.

#8b878b

#8a888a

#898989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898a · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#8b8989 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b878b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b878b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b878b (#8b878b) is rgb(139, 135, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b878b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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