#8c868b

Color #8c868b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c868b

RGB

rgb(140, 134, 139)

HSL

hsl(310, 2.5%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 4.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 0.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.57, 3.21, -1.88)

LCH

lch(56.57, 3.72, 329.64)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0102, 331.16)

HWB

hwb(310, 52.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868c87

Analogous

#8a868c

#8c868b

#8c8688

Triadic

#8c868b

#8b8c86

#868b8c

Split-complementary

#8c868b

#888c86

#868c8a

Tetradic

#8c868b

#8c8786

#868c87

#868b8c

Square

#8c868b

#8c8a86

#868c87

#86888c

Shades

Color #8c868b mixed toward black.

#756f74

#5e595d

#464346

#2f2d2e

#171617

Tints

Color #8c868b mixed toward white.

#9f9a9e

#b2aeb2

#c5c2c5

#d9d7d8

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8c868b mixed toward gray.

#8b868b

#8b878a

#8a878a

#8a888a

#898889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898a · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#8c8989 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c868b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c868b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c868b (#8c868b) is rgb(140, 134, 139) in RGB.

No, #8c868b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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