#8b838c

Color #8b838c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b838c

RGB

rgb(139, 131, 140)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 3.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 6.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(55.7, 4.75, -3.75)

LCH

lch(55.7, 6.05, 321.71)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0163, 322.22)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 51.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#848c83

Analogous

#86838c

#8b838c

#8c8388

Triadic

#8b838c

#8c8b83

#838c8b

Split-complementary

#8b838c

#888c83

#838c86

Tetradic

#8b838c

#8c8384

#848c83

#838c8b

Square

#8b838c

#8c8683

#848c83

#83888c

Shades

Color #8b838c mixed toward black.

#746d75

#5d575e

#464146

#2e2b2f

#171617

Tints

Color #8b838c mixed toward white.

#9e989f

#b2acb2

#c5c1c5

#d8d6d9

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8b838c mixed toward gray.

#8a848b

#8a848a

#89858a

#898689

#888788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888a · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#888989 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8b8888 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b838c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b838c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b838c (#8b838c) is rgb(139, 131, 140) in RGB.

No, #8b838c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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