#8b787c

Color #8b787c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b787c

RGB

rgb(139, 120, 124)

HSL

hsl(347.4, 7.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.4, 13.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 10.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.26, 8.05, 0.53)

LCH

lch(52.26, 8.07, 3.77)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0241, 3.56)

HWB

hwb(347.4, 47.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788b87

Analogous

#8b7886

#8b787c

#8b7e78

Triadic

#8b787c

#7c8b78

#787c8b

Split-complementary

#8b787c

#788b7e

#78868b

Tetradic

#8b787c

#8b8778

#788b87

#787c8b

Square

#8b787c

#868b78

#788b87

#7e788b

Shades

Color #8b787c mixed toward black.

#746467

#5d5053

#463c3e

#2e2829

#171415

Tints

Color #8b787c mixed toward white.

#9e8f92

#b2a5a8

#c5bcbe

#d8d2d3

#ece9e9

Tones

Color #8b787c mixed toward gray.

#897a7d

#887b7e

#867d7f

#857e80

#838081

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83837b · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#84867b · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#8a7a7a · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b787c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b787c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b787c (#8b787c) is rgb(139, 120, 124) in RGB.

No, #8b787c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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