#8e5b61

Color #8e5b61

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e5b61

RGB

rgb(142, 91, 97)

HSL

hsl(352.9, 21.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.9, 35.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 31.7%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(44.37, 21.79, 5.28)

LCH

lch(44.37, 22.42, 13.62)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0676, 11.96)

HWB

hwb(352.9, 35.7%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b8e88

Analogous

#8e5b7b

#8e5b61

#8e6e5b

Triadic

#8e5b61

#618e5b

#5b618e

Split-complementary

#8e5b61

#5b8e6e

#5b7b8e

Tetradic

#8e5b61

#8e885b

#5b8e88

#5b618e

Square

#8e5b61

#7b8e5b

#5b8e88

#6e5b8e

Shades

Color #8e5b61 mixed toward black.

#764c51

#5f3d41

#472e31

#2f1e20

#180f10

Tints

Color #8e5b61 mixed toward white.

#a57278

#b78e93

#c9abae

#dbc7c9

#ede3e4

Tones

Color #8e5b61 mixed toward gray.

#8a5f64

#866468

#81686b

#7d6c6e

#797071

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b60 · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#7e815f · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#8c5e5e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e5b61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e5b61]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e5b61 (#8e5b61) is rgb(142, 91, 97) in RGB.

No, #8e5b61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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