#8e555d

Color #8e555d

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 22.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e555d

RGB

rgb(142, 85, 93)

HSL

hsl(351.6, 25.1%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.6, 40.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 34.5%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(42.82, 24.7, 5.51)

LCH

lch(42.82, 25.31, 12.58)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.0763, 11.03)

HWB

hwb(351.6, 33.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558e86

Analogous

#8e5579

#8e555d

#8e6955

Triadic

#8e555d

#5d8e55

#555d8e

Split-complementary

#8e555d

#558e69

#55798e

Tetradic

#8e555d

#8e8655

#558e86

#555d8e

Square

#8e555d

#798e55

#558e86

#69558e

Shades

Color #8e555d mixed toward black.

#76474d

#5f393e

#472a2e

#2f1c1f

#180e0f

Tints

Color #8e555d mixed toward white.

#a76b74

#b88990

#caa6ab

#dcc4c7

#ede1e3

Tones

Color #8e555d mixed toward gray.

#895a60

#845e64

#806367

#7b686b

#766d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79795b · ΔE 31.4

Deuteranopia

#7c805b · ΔE 34.5

Tritanopia

#8c5a59 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e555d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e555d]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e555d (#8e555d) is rgb(142, 85, 93) in RGB.

No, #8e555d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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