#8f858c

Color #8f858c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f858c

RGB

rgb(143, 133, 140)

HSL

hsl(318, 4.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318, 7%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 2.1%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.59, 5.08, -2.4)

LCH

lch(56.59, 5.62, 334.71)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0157, 336.37)

HWB

hwb(318, 52.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858f88

Analogous

#8d858f

#8f858c

#8f8587

Triadic

#8f858c

#8c8f85

#858c8f

Split-complementary

#8f858c

#878f85

#858f8d

Tetradic

#8f858c

#8f8885

#858f88

#858c8f

Square

#8f858c

#8f8d85

#858f88

#85878f

Shades

Color #8f858c mixed toward black.

#786e75

#60585e

#484246

#302c2f

#181617

Tints

Color #8f858c mixed toward white.

#a2999f

#b4aeb2

#c7c2c5

#dad6d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8f858c mixed toward gray.

#8e868c

#8d878b

#8c878b

#8c888b

#8b898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8a · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8c8a · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#8f8989 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f858c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f858c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f858c (#8f858c) is rgb(143, 133, 140) in RGB.

No, #8f858c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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