#8a6166

Color #8a6166

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6166

RGB

rgb(138, 97, 102)

HSL

hsl(352.7, 17.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.7, 29.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 26.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(45.51, 17.41, 3.83)

LCH

lch(45.51, 17.83, 12.41)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0538, 10.93)

HWB

hwb(352.7, 38%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#618a85

Analogous

#8a617b

#8a6166

#8a7161

Triadic

#8a6166

#668a61

#61668a

Split-complementary

#8a6166

#618a71

#617b8a

Tetradic

#8a6166

#8a8561

#618a85

#61668a

Square

#8a6166

#7b8a61

#618a85

#71618a

Shades

Color #8a6166 mixed toward black.

#735155

#5c4144

#453133

#2e2022

#171011

Tints

Color #8a6166 mixed toward white.

#a0797d

#b39397

#c6aeb1

#d9c9cb

#ece4e5

Tones

Color #8a6166 mixed toward gray.

#876569

#83686b

#806b6e

#7c6f70

#797273

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.98:1

White text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a65 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#7d7f65 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#886464 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6166;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6166]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a6166 (#8a6166) is rgb(138, 97, 102) in RGB.

No, #8a6166 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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