#8a8585

Color #8a8585

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8585

RGB

rgb(138, 133, 133)

HSL

hsl(0, 2.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 3.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 3.6%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.96, 1.87, 0.67)

LCH

lch(55.96, 1.99, 19.71)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.006, 17.53)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858a8a

Analogous

#8a8587

#8a8585

#8a8785

Triadic

#8a8585

#858a85

#85858a

Split-complementary

#8a8585

#858a87

#85878a

Tetradic

#8a8585

#8a8a85

#858a8a

#85858a

Square

#8a8585

#878a85

#858a8a

#87858a

Shades

Color #8a8585 mixed toward black.

#736e6e

#5c5858

#454242

#2e2c2c

#171616

Tints

Color #8a8585 mixed toward white.

#9d9999

#b1aeae

#c4c2c2

#d8d6d6

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #8a8585 mixed toward gray.

#898585

#898686

#888787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888885 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#888985 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#8a8585 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8585;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8585]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8a8585 (#8a8585) is rgb(138, 133, 133) in RGB.

No, #8a8585 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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