#8b8888

Color #8b8888

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8888

RGB

rgb(139, 136, 136)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 2.2%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.95, 1.11, 0.39)

LCH

lch(56.95, 1.18, 19.36)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0036, 17.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 53.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888b8b

Analogous

#8b8889

#8b8888

#8b8988

Triadic

#8b8888

#888b88

#88888b

Split-complementary

#8b8888

#888b89

#88898b

Tetradic

#8b8888

#8b8b88

#888b8b

#88888b

Square

#8b8888

#898b88

#888b8b

#89888b

Shades

Color #8b8888 mixed toward black.

#747171

#5d5a5a

#464444

#2e2d2d

#171717

Tints

Color #8b8888 mixed toward white.

#9e9c9c

#b2b0b0

#c5c3c3

#d8d7d7

#ecebeb

Tones

Color #8b8888 mixed toward gray.

#8b8888

#8a8888

#8a8989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a88 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8a8a88 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#8b8888 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 1.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8888;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8888]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8b8888 (#8b8888) is rgb(139, 136, 136) in RGB.

No, #8b8888 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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