#8e8188

Color #8e8188

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8188

RGB

rgb(142, 129, 136)

HSL

hsl(327.7, 5.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.7, 9.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 4.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.31, 6.23, -1.98)

LCH

lch(55.31, 6.54, 342.37)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0187, 343.89)

HWB

hwb(327.7, 50.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818e87

Analogous

#8d818e

#8e8188

#8e8181

Triadic

#8e8188

#888e81

#81888e

Split-complementary

#8e8188

#818e81

#818e8d

Tetradic

#8e8188

#8e8781

#818e87

#81888e

Square

#8e8188

#8e8d81

#818e87

#81818e

Shades

Color #8e8188 mixed toward black.

#776b71

#5f555b

#474044

#302b2d

#181517

Tints

Color #8e8188 mixed toward white.

#a1969c

#b4abb0

#c6c0c3

#d9d5d7

#eceaeb

Tones

Color #8e8188 mixed toward gray.

#8d8288

#8c8388

#8b8488

#8a8588

#888687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898886 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#898a86 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8d8585 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8188;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8188]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8e8188 (#8e8188) is rgb(142, 129, 136) in RGB.

No, #8e8188 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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