#8a5b6e

Color #8a5b6e

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 22.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5b6e

RGB

rgb(138, 91, 110)

HSL

hsl(335.7, 20.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.7, 34.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 20.3%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(44.25, 22.22, -2.87)

LCH

lch(44.25, 22.4, 352.64)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0668, 353.73)

HWB

hwb(335.7, 35.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b8a77

Analogous

#8a5b86

#8a5b6e

#8a5f5b

Triadic

#8a5b6e

#6e8a5b

#5b6e8a

Split-complementary

#8a5b6e

#5b8a5f

#5b868a

Tetradic

#8a5b6e

#8a775b

#5b8a77

#5b6e8a

Square

#8a5b6e

#868a5b

#5b8a77

#5f5b8a

Shades

Color #8a5b6e mixed toward black.

#734c5c

#5c3d49

#452e37

#2e1e25

#170f12

Tints

Color #8a5b6e mixed toward white.

#a27285

#b58e9e

#c7aab6

#dac7ce

#ece3e7

Tones

Color #8a5b6e mixed toward gray.

#865f6f

#826370

#7e6770

#7a6b71

#766f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78786a · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#7b7e69 · ΔE 32

Tritanopia

#886666 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5b6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5b6e]

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Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#8a5b6e (#8a5b6e) is rgb(138, 91, 110) in RGB.

No, #8a5b6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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