#8b556d

Color #8b556d

A muted medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 25.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b556d

RGB

rgb(139, 85, 109)

HSL

hsl(333.3, 24.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.3, 38.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 21.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(42.9, 25.92, -4.24)

LCH

lch(42.9, 26.26, 350.71)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0783, 351.99)

HWB

hwb(333.3, 33.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558b73

Analogous

#8b5588

#8b556d

#8b5855

Triadic

#8b556d

#6d8b55

#556d8b

Split-complementary

#8b556d

#558b58

#55888b

Tetradic

#8b556d

#8b7355

#558b73

#556d8b

Square

#8b556d

#888b55

#558b73

#58558b

Shades

Color #8b556d mixed toward black.

#74475b

#5d3949

#452a36

#2e1c24

#170e12

Tints

Color #8b556d mixed toward white.

#a56b85

#b7899d

#c9a6b6

#dbc4ce

#ede1e7

Tones

Color #8b556d mixed toward gray.

#86596d

#825e6e

#7d626e

#79676f

#746b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777768 · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#7a7e67 · ΔE 34.9

Tritanopia

#896362 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b556d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b556d]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8b556d (#8b556d) is rgb(139, 85, 109) in RGB.

No, #8b556d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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