#8e8183

Color #8e8183

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8183

RGB

rgb(142, 129, 131)

HSL

hsl(350.8, 5.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.8, 9.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 7.7%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.17, 5.29, 0.71)

LCH

lch(55.17, 5.34, 7.64)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.016, 7.17)

HWB

hwb(350.8, 50.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818e8c

Analogous

#8e8189

#8e8183

#8e8581

Triadic

#8e8183

#838e81

#81838e

Split-complementary

#8e8183

#818e85

#81898e

Tetradic

#8e8183

#8e8c81

#818e8c

#81838e

Square

#8e8183

#898e81

#818e8c

#85818e

Shades

Color #8e8183 mixed toward black.

#776b6d

#5f5557

#474041

#302b2b

#181516

Tints

Color #8e8183 mixed toward white.

#a19698

#b4abac

#c6c0c1

#d9d5d6

#eceaea

Tones

Color #8e8183 mixed toward gray.

#8d8284

#8c8384

#8b8485

#8a8586

#888687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898883 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#898a82 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8d8282 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8183;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8183]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e8183 (#8e8183) is rgb(142, 129, 131) in RGB.

No, #8e8183 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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