#8A6D75

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Gray.

About #8A6D75

At its core, #8A6D75 is a medium and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 109, and 117.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow, and 46% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A6D75
RGB138, 109, 117
HSL343.4°, 11.7%, 48.4%
CMYK0%, 21%, 15%, 46%
HSV343.4°, 21.0%, 54.1%
LAB49.0, 12.8, -0.1
XYZ19.2, 17.6, 19.2
Decimal9071989

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.52:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6D75; }
.text-color { color: #8A6D75; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6D75; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080