#8c848b

Color #8c848b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c848b

RGB

rgb(140, 132, 139)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 3.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 5.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 0.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.03, 4.35, -2.68)

LCH

lch(56.03, 5.11, 328.36)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.014, 329.6)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 51.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#848c85

Analogous

#89848c

#8c848b

#8c8487

Triadic

#8c848b

#8b8c84

#848b8c

Split-complementary

#8c848b

#878c84

#848c89

Tetradic

#8c848b

#8c8584

#848c85

#848b8c

Square

#8c848b

#8c8984

#848c85

#84878c

Shades

Color #8c848b mixed toward black.

#756d74

#5e585d

#464246

#2f2c2e

#171617

Tints

Color #8c848b mixed toward white.

#9f989e

#b2adb2

#c5c1c5

#d9d6d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8c848b mixed toward gray.

#8b858a

#8a8689

#898789

#898788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898989 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#898a89 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#8c8888 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c848b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c848b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c848b (#8c848b) is rgb(140, 132, 139) in RGB.

No, #8c848b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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