#8f838e

Color #8f838e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8f838e

RGB

rgb(143, 131, 142)

HSL

hsl(305, 5.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 8.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 0.7%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.11, 6.62, -4.26)

LCH

lch(56.11, 7.87, 327.24)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0216, 328.44)

HWB

hwb(305, 51.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#838f84

Analogous

#8a838f

#8f838e

#8f8388

Triadic

#8f838e

#8e8f83

#838e8f

Split-complementary

#8f838e

#888f83

#838f8a

Tetradic

#8f838e

#8f8483

#838f84

#838e8f

Square

#8f838e

#8f8a83

#838f84

#83888f

Shades

Color #8f838e mixed toward black.

#786c77

#60575f

#484147

#302b30

#181618

Tints

Color #8f838e mixed toward white.

#a298a1

#b4acb4

#c7c1c6

#dad6d9

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8f838e mixed toward gray.

#8e848d

#8d858c

#8c868b

#8b878b

#8a888a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8c8b · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#8e8989 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f838e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f838e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8f838e (#8f838e) is rgb(143, 131, 142) in RGB.

No, #8f838e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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