#8c737c

Color #8c737c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c737c

RGB

rgb(140, 115, 124)

HSL

hsl(338.4, 9.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(338.4, 17.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 11.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(51.03, 11.35, -1.27)

LCH

lch(51.03, 11.42, 353.62)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0338, 354.56)

HWB

hwb(338.4, 45.1%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#738c83

Analogous

#8c7388

#8c737c

#8c7773

Triadic

#8c737c

#7c8c73

#737c8c

Split-complementary

#8c737c

#738c77

#73888c

Tetradic

#8c737c

#8c8373

#738c83

#737c8c

Square

#8c737c

#888c73

#738c83

#77738c

Shades

Color #8c737c mixed toward black.

#756067

#5d4d53

#463a3e

#2f2629

#171315

Tints

Color #8c737c mixed toward white.

#9f8a92

#b2a2a8

#c5b9be

#d9d0d3

#ece8e9

Tones

Color #8c737c mixed toward gray.

#8a757d

#88777d

#86797e

#847b7e

#827d7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82827a · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#838579 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#8b7878 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c737c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c737c]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Deep Pink #ff1493

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#8c737c (#8c737c) is rgb(140, 115, 124) in RGB.

No, #8c737c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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