#8a818a

Color #8a818a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a818a

RGB

rgb(138, 129, 138)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 6.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.01, 5.13, -3.62)

LCH

lch(55.01, 6.28, 324.79)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0171, 325.75)

HWB

hwb(300, 50.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818a81

Analogous

#86818a

#8a818a

#8a8186

Triadic

#8a818a

#8a8a81

#818a8a

Split-complementary

#8a818a

#868a81

#818a86

Tetradic

#8a818a

#8a8181

#818a81

#818a8a

Square

#8a818a

#8a8681

#818a81

#81868a

Shades

Color #8a818a mixed toward black.

#736b73

#5c565c

#454045

#2e2b2e

#171517

Tints

Color #8a818a mixed toward white.

#9e969e

#b1abb1

#c5c0c5

#d8d5d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8a818a mixed toward gray.

#898289

#898389

#888388

#878487

#868586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868688 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#878787 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#8a8686 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a818a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a818a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a818a (#8a818a) is rgb(138, 129, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a818a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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