#8e7b7f

Color #8e7b7f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.03 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7b7f

RGB

rgb(142, 123, 127)

HSL

hsl(347.4, 7.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.4, 13.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 10.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.44, 8.01, 0.52)

LCH

lch(53.44, 8.03, 3.71)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.024, 3.58)

HWB

hwb(347.4, 48.2%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b8e8a

Analogous

#8e7b89

#8e7b7f

#8e817b

Triadic

#8e7b7f

#7f8e7b

#7b7f8e

Split-complementary

#8e7b7f

#7b8e81

#7b898e

Tetradic

#8e7b7f

#8e8a7b

#7b8e8a

#7b7f8e

Square

#8e7b7f

#898e7b

#7b8e8a

#817b8e

Shades

Color #8e7b7f mixed toward black.

#77666a

#5f5254

#473d3f

#30292a

#181415

Tints

Color #8e7b7f mixed toward white.

#a19194

#b4a7aa

#c7bdbf

#d9d3d4

#ece9ea

Tones

Color #8e7b7f mixed toward gray.

#8d7d80

#8b7e81

#898082

#888183

#868384

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86867e · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#87897e · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#8d7d7d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7b7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7b7f]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e7b7f (#8e7b7f) is rgb(142, 123, 127) in RGB.

No, #8e7b7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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