#8b7779

Color #8b7779

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7779

RGB

rgb(139, 119, 121)

HSL

hsl(354, 7.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354, 14.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 12.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(51.91, 8.09, 1.77)

LCH

lch(51.91, 8.28, 12.34)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0251, 11.04)

HWB

hwb(354, 46.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#778b89

Analogous

#8b7783

#8b7779

#8b7f77

Triadic

#8b7779

#798b77

#77798b

Split-complementary

#8b7779

#778b7f

#77838b

Tetradic

#8b7779

#8b8977

#778b89

#77798b

Square

#8b7779

#838b77

#778b89

#7f778b

Shades

Color #8b7779 mixed toward black.

#746365

#5d4f51

#463b3c

#2e2828

#171414

Tints

Color #8b7779 mixed toward white.

#9e8e8f

#b2a4a6

#c5bbbc

#d8d2d2

#ece8e9

Tones

Color #8b7779 mixed toward gray.

#89797a

#887a7c

#867c7d

#847e7e

#837f80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838379 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#848578 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#8a7878 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7779]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b7779 (#8b7779) is rgb(139, 119, 121) in RGB.

No, #8b7779 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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