#8f7879

Color #8f7879

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8f7879

RGB

rgb(143, 120, 121)

HSL

hsl(357.4, 9.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.4, 16.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 15.4%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(52.57, 9.08, 2.78)

LCH

lch(52.57, 9.5, 17.02)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0287, 14.96)

HWB

hwb(357.4, 47.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788f8e

Analogous

#8f7885

#8f7879

#8f8378

Triadic

#8f7879

#798f78

#78798f

Split-complementary

#8f7879

#788f83

#78858f

Tetradic

#8f7879

#8f8e78

#788f8e

#78798f

Square

#8f7879

#858f78

#788f8e

#83788f

Shades

Color #8f7879 mixed toward black.

#786364

#605050

#483c3c

#302828

#181414

Tints

Color #8f7879 mixed toward white.

#a28f8f

#b4a5a6

#c7bcbc

#dad2d2

#ece9e9

Tones

Color #8f7879 mixed toward gray.

#8d7a7b

#8b7c7d

#897e7e

#878080

#858282

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868579 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#878979 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#8e7979 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f7879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f7879]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8f7879 (#8f7879) is rgb(143, 120, 121) in RGB.

No, #8f7879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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