#8e798e

Color #8e798e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e798e

RGB

rgb(142, 121, 142)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 14.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.36, 12.04, -8.36)

LCH

lch(53.36, 14.66, 325.23)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.04, 326.11)

HWB

hwb(300, 47.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798e79

Analogous

#84798e

#8e798e

#8e7984

Triadic

#8e798e

#8e8e79

#798e8e

Split-complementary

#8e798e

#848e79

#798e84

Tetradic

#8e798e

#8e7979

#798e79

#798e8e

Square

#8e798e

#8e8479

#798e79

#79848e

Shades

Color #8e798e mixed toward black.

#776477

#5f505f

#473c47

#302830

#181418

Tints

Color #8e798e mixed toward white.

#a18fa1

#b4a6b4

#c7bcc7

#d9d2d9

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8e798e mixed toward gray.

#8c7b8c

#8b7d8b

#897e89

#878087

#858285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858589 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#878888 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#8d8585 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e798e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e798e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e798e (#8e798e) is rgb(142, 121, 142) in RGB.

No, #8e798e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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