#8c727a

Color #8c727a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c727a

RGB

rgb(140, 114, 122)

HSL

hsl(341.5, 10.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.5, 18.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 12.9%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(50.71, 11.57, -0.56)

LCH

lch(50.71, 11.58, 357.23)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0345, 357.84)

HWB

hwb(341.5, 44.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728c84

Analogous

#8c7287

#8c727a

#8c7772

Triadic

#8c727a

#7a8c72

#727a8c

Split-complementary

#8c727a

#728c77

#72878c

Tetradic

#8c727a

#8c8472

#728c84

#727a8c

Square

#8c727a

#878c72

#728c84

#77728c

Shades

Color #8c727a mixed toward black.

#755f66

#5d4c51

#46393d

#2f2629

#171314

Tints

Color #8c727a mixed toward white.

#9f8990

#b2a1a6

#c6b8bc

#d9d0d3

#ece7e9

Tones

Color #8c727a mixed toward gray.

#8a747b

#88767c

#85797d

#837b7d

#817d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828178 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#838578 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#8b7776 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c727a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c727a]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8c727a (#8c727a) is rgb(140, 114, 122) in RGB.

No, #8c727a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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