#836e81

Color #836e81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#836e81

RGB

rgb(131, 110, 129)

HSL

hsl(305.7, 8.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.7, 16%, 51.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 1.5%, 48.6%)

LAB

lab(48.96, 11.82, -7.38)

LCH

lch(48.96, 13.93, 328.02)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0383, 329.09)

HWB

hwb(305.7, 43.1%, 48.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8370

Analogous

#7b6e83

#836e81

#836e77

Triadic

#836e81

#81836e

#6e8183

Split-complementary

#836e81

#77836e

#6e837b

Tetradic

#836e81

#83706e

#6e8370

#6e8183

Square

#836e81

#837b6e

#6e8370

#6e7783

Shades

Color #836e81 mixed toward black.

#6d5c6c

#574956

#423741

#2c252b

#161216

Tints

Color #836e81 mixed toward white.

#998597

#ad9eac

#c2b6c1

#d6ced5

#ebe7ea

Tones

Color #836e81 mixed toward gray.

#817080

#80727e

#7e737d

#7c757b

#7a777a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a7d · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#7c7d7c · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#827978 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #836e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#836e81]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#836e81 (#836e81) is rgb(131, 110, 129) in RGB.

No, #836e81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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