#a8727e

Color #a8727e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8727e

RGB

rgb(168, 114, 126)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 23.7%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 32.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.1%, 25%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(53.89, 23.06, 2.09)

LCH

lch(53.89, 23.15, 5.18)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0699, 4.76)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 44.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72a89c

Analogous

#a87299

#a8727e

#a88172

Triadic

#a8727e

#7ea872

#727ea8

Split-complementary

#a8727e

#72a881

#7299a8

Tetradic

#a8727e

#a89c72

#72a89c

#727ea8

Square

#a8727e

#99a872

#72a89c

#8172a8

Shades

Color #a8727e mixed toward black.

#915a66

#744852

#57363d

#3a2429

#1d1214

Tints

Color #a8727e mixed toward white.

#b78a93

#c5a1a9

#d4b9be

#e2d0d4

#f1e8e9

Tones

Color #a8727e mixed toward gray.

#a47780

#9f7b83

#9b8085

#968488

#92898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94937b · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#979a7b · ΔE 33.3

Tritanopia

#a67978 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8727e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8727e]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

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Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8727e (#a8727e) is rgb(168, 114, 126) in RGB.

No, #a8727e 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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