#8a808b

Color #8a808b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a808b

RGB

rgb(138, 128, 139)

HSL

hsl(294.5, 4.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.5, 7.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.77, 5.91, -4.56)

LCH

lch(54.77, 7.46, 322.35)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0201, 323.07)

HWB

hwb(294.5, 50.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818b80

Analogous

#85808b

#8a808b

#8b8087

Triadic

#8a808b

#8b8a80

#808b8a

Split-complementary

#8a808b

#878b80

#808b85

Tetradic

#8a808b

#8b8081

#818b80

#808b8a

Square

#8a808b

#8b8580

#818b80

#80878b

Shades

Color #8a808b mixed toward black.

#736a74

#5c555d

#454046

#2e2b2f

#171517

Tints

Color #8a808b mixed toward white.

#9e959e

#b1aab2

#c5c0c5

#d8d5d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8a808b mixed toward gray.

#89818a

#898289

#888388

#878487

#868587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868688 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#868788 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8a8686 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a808b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a808b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a808b (#8a808b) is rgb(138, 128, 139) in RGB.

No, #8a808b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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