#8e7c80

Color #8e7c80

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7c80

RGB

rgb(142, 124, 128)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 7.4%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 12.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 9.9%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.73, 7.62, 0.37)

LCH

lch(53.73, 7.63, 2.78)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0228, 2.76)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 48.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8e8a

Analogous

#8e7c89

#8e7c80

#8e817c

Triadic

#8e7c80

#808e7c

#7c808e

Split-complementary

#8e7c80

#7c8e81

#7c898e

Tetradic

#8e7c80

#8e8a7c

#7c8e8a

#7c808e

Square

#8e7c80

#898e7c

#7c8e8a

#817c8e

Shades

Color #8e7c80 mixed toward black.

#77676a

#5f5255

#473e40

#30292b

#181515

Tints

Color #8e7c80 mixed toward white.

#a19295

#b4a8aa

#c7bec0

#d9d3d5

#ece9ea

Tones

Color #8e7c80 mixed toward gray.

#8d7e81

#8b7f82

#8a8183

#888283

#878484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87867f · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#88897f · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#8d7e7e · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7c80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7c80]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e7c80 (#8e7c80) is rgb(142, 124, 128) in RGB.

No, #8e7c80 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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