#8b898b

Color #8b898b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b898b

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 0.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(57.31, 1.13, -0.81)

LCH

lch(57.31, 1.39, 324.37)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0037, 325.89)

HWB

hwb(300, 53.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898b89

Analogous

#8a898b

#8b898b

#8b898a

Triadic

#8b898b

#8b8b89

#898b8b

Split-complementary

#8b898b

#8a8b89

#898b8a

Tetradic

#8b898b

#8b8989

#898b89

#898b8b

Square

#8b898b

#8b8a89

#898b89

#898a8b

Shades

Color #8b898b mixed toward black.

#747274

#5d5b5d

#464446

#2e2e2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8b898b mixed toward white.

#9e9d9e

#b2b0b2

#c5c4c5

#d8d8d8

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b898b mixed toward gray.

#8b898b

#8a898a

#8a8a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#8b8a8a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 1.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b898b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b898b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b898b (#8b898b) is rgb(139, 137, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b898b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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