#8b808b

Color #8b808b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b808b

RGB

rgb(139, 128, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.86, 6.28, -4.42)

LCH

lch(54.86, 7.68, 324.86)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0209, 325.93)

HWB

hwb(300, 50.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808b80

Analogous

#86808b

#8b808b

#8b8086

Triadic

#8b808b

#8b8b80

#808b8b

Split-complementary

#8b808b

#868b80

#808b86

Tetradic

#8b808b

#8b8080

#808b80

#808b8b

Square

#8b808b

#8b8680

#808b80

#80868b

Shades

Color #8b808b mixed toward black.

#746a74

#5d555d

#464046

#2f2b2f

#171517

Tints

Color #8b808b mixed toward white.

#9e959e

#b2aab2

#c5c0c5

#d8d5d8

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8b808b mixed toward gray.

#8a818a

#898289

#888388

#878487

#878587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868688 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#878888 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#8a8686 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b808b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b808b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b808b (#8b808b) is rgb(139, 128, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b808b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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