#8e878c

Color #8e878c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e878c

RGB

rgb(142, 135, 140)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 4.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 1.4%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.05, 3.57, -1.74)

LCH

lch(57.05, 3.97, 334.02)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0111, 335.51)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 52.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878e89

Analogous

#8c878e

#8e878c

#8e8788

Triadic

#8e878c

#8c8e87

#878c8e

Split-complementary

#8e878c

#888e87

#878e8c

Tetradic

#8e878c

#8e8987

#878e89

#878c8e

Square

#8e878c

#8e8c87

#878e89

#87888e

Shades

Color #8e878c mixed toward black.

#777075

#5f5a5e

#474346

#302d2f

#181617

Tints

Color #8e878c mixed toward white.

#a19b9f

#b4afb2

#c6c3c5

#d9d7d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8e878c mixed toward gray.

#8d888c

#8d888b

#8c898b

#8b8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8c8b · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#8e8a8a · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e878c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e878c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e878c (#8e878c) is rgb(142, 135, 140) in RGB.

No, #8e878c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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