#8e6c73

Color #8e6c73

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e6c73

RGB

rgb(142, 108, 115)

HSL

hsl(347.6, 13.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.6, 23.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 19%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(49.15, 14.65, 1.35)

LCH

lch(49.15, 14.71, 5.26)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.0444, 4.91)

HWB

hwb(347.6, 42.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c8e87

Analogous

#8e6c84

#8e6c73

#8e766c

Triadic

#8e6c73

#738e6c

#6c738e

Split-complementary

#8e6c73

#6c8e76

#6c848e

Tetradic

#8e6c73

#8e876c

#6c8e87

#6c738e

Square

#8e6c73

#848e6c

#6c8e87

#766c8e

Shades

Color #8e6c73 mixed toward black.

#765a60

#5f484d

#473639

#2f2426

#181213

Tints

Color #8e6c73 mixed toward white.

#a1848a

#b49da1

#c7b5b9

#daced0

#ece6e8

Tones

Color #8e6c73 mixed toward gray.

#8b6f75

#887276

#857478

#83777a

#807a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818071 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#838571 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#8d7070 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e6c73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e6c73]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e6c73 (#8e6c73) is rgb(142, 108, 115) in RGB.

No, #8e6c73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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