#8e5c5e

Color #8e5c5e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#8e5c5e

RGB

rgb(142, 92, 94)

HSL

hsl(357.6, 21.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.6, 35.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.2%, 33.8%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(44.54, 20.79, 7.34)

LCH

lch(44.54, 22.05, 19.45)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.066, 16.92)

HWB

hwb(357.6, 36.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c8e8c

Analogous

#8e5c77

#8e5c5e

#8e735c

Triadic

#8e5c5e

#5e8e5c

#5c5e8e

Split-complementary

#8e5c5e

#5c8e73

#5c778e

Tetradic

#8e5c5e

#8e8c5c

#5c8e8c

#5c5e8e

Square

#8e5c5e

#778e5c

#5c8e8c

#735c8e

Shades

Color #8e5c5e mixed toward black.

#764d4e

#5f3d3f

#472e2f

#2f1f1f

#180f10

Tints

Color #8e5c5e mixed toward white.

#a57375

#b78f91

#c9abac

#dbc7c8

#ede3e3

Tones

Color #8e5c5e mixed toward gray.

#8a6062

#866466

#82696a

#7d6d6d

#797171

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b5e · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#7e825d · ΔE 32

Tritanopia

#8c5d5d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e5c5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e5c5e]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e5c5e (#8e5c5e) is rgb(142, 92, 94) in RGB.

No, #8e5c5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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