#8c727e

Color #8c727e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c727e

RGB

rgb(140, 114, 126)

HSL

hsl(332.3, 10.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.3, 18.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 10%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(50.82, 12.3, -2.75)

LCH

lch(50.82, 12.6, 347.4)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0368, 348.87)

HWB

hwb(332.3, 44.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728c80

Analogous

#8c728b

#8c727e

#8c7372

Triadic

#8c727e

#7e8c72

#727e8c

Split-complementary

#8c727e

#728c73

#728b8c

Tetradic

#8c727e

#8c8072

#728c80

#727e8c

Square

#8c727e

#8b8c72

#728c80

#73728c

Shades

Color #8c727e mixed toward black.

#755f69

#5d4c54

#46393f

#2f262a

#171315

Tints

Color #8c727e mixed toward white.

#9f8993

#b2a1a9

#c6b8be

#d9d0d4

#ece7e9

Tones

Color #8c727e mixed toward gray.

#8a747e

#88767e

#85797e

#837b7f

#817d7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82817b · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#83857b · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#8b7978 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c727e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c727e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8c727e (#8c727e) is rgb(140, 114, 126) in RGB.

No, #8c727e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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