HEX Color #8A6D83 (Gray)

About #8A6D83

The hex code #8A6D83 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 109, 131).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 21% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A6D83

RGB138, 109, 131

HSL314.5°, 11.7%, 48.4%

CMYK0%, 21%, 5%, 46%

HSV314.5°, 21.0%, 54.1%

LAB49.5, 15.4, -7.7

XYZ20.0, 18.0, 23.9

Decimal9072003

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A6D83 #6C8973

Analogous

#826C89 #896C74

Triadic

#82896C #6C8289

Tetradic

#89826C #6C8973 #6C7489

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A6D83

#977D90

#A48D9E

#B19DAC

#BEADBA

#CBBEC7

#D8CED5

#E5DEE3

#F2EEF1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A6D83

#7A6074

#6B5465

#5C4857

#4C3C48

#3D303A

#2E242B

#1E181D

#0F0C0E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.57:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.60:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.37:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.91:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6D83; }

.text-color { color: #8A6D83; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6D83; }

Similar Colors

Gray

#808080