What color is #8A5E72?

#8A5E72 is a medium, muted pink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 94, 114), and in HSL hsl(333, 19%, 45%).

Is #8A5E72 accessible as text?

On white, #8A5E72 has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 3.92:1 (fails). For text placed on #8A5E72, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #8A5E72?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-500 (#79697B).

What colors go well with #8A5E72?

#8A5E72 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #5D8975. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #8A5E72 below.

Is #8A5E72 good for buttons?

#8A5E72 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #8A5E72 — black text only reaches 3.92:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #8A5E72 the same as CSS dimgray?

No — #8A5E72 is not the CSS named color dimgray, but dimgray (#696969) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#8A5E72 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #8A5E72

Not just a swatch — here's how #8A5E72 works with other colors. Named schemes with #8A5E72 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #8A5E72 Anchor #3B2921 Surface #F1E2D1 Accent #9B9563 Secondary #3C3833

Mauve Taupe anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #8A5E72 Secondary #7D482B Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2232

Mauve Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Berry & Cream Lead · 5 colors

Lead #8A5E72 Surface #F4E6D7 Anchor #5E203B Accent #E6C2C4 Secondary #332B2E

Mauve Taupe sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #8A5E72 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Mauve Taupe sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #8A5E72 Secondary #A29198 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Mauve Taupe is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Mauve Taupe carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #8A5E72 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 60/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 50/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 45/100

Moderate

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 13/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 76/100

High

Faded, nostalgic quality — editorial, heritage and retro work.

Luxury 51/100

Moderate

Understated — leans refined without going austere.

Brand distinctiveness 25/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 79/100

High

Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.

Surface fit 36/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #8A5E72 with

Rose Gold Mauve Taupe Viridian Gainsboro Taupe

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 5.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E7DFE3 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #895D62 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #8A5E72 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #8A5E72;
  --color-base-rgb: 138 94 114;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(53.5% 0.064 350.6);
  --color-50: #F9F6F7;
  --color-100: #EFE7EA;
  --color-200: #DECED5;
  --color-300: #C4ABB6;
  --color-400: #A98997;
  --color-500: #8B6A79;
  --color-600: #6D5560;
  --color-700: #4F4047;
  --color-800: #352C30;
  --color-900: #211C1E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  mauve-taupe: {
    50: '#F9F6F7',
    100: '#EFE7EA',
    200: '#DECED5',
    300: '#C4ABB6',
    400: '#A98997',
    500: '#8B6A79',
    600: '#6D5560',
    700: '#4F4047',
    800: '#352C30',
    900: '#211C1E',
  },
}

$base: #8A5E72;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F6F7;
$base-100: #EFE7EA;
$base-200: #DECED5;
$base-300: #C4ABB6;
$base-400: #A98997;
$base-500: #8B6A79;
$base-600: #6D5560;
$base-700: #4F4047;
$base-800: #352C30;
$base-900: #211C1E;
$base-hover: #6D4A5A;
$base-subtle: #DBCFD4;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#8A5E72",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F6F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EFE7EA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DECED5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C4ABB6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#A98997",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8B6A79",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6D5560",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#4F4047",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#352C30",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#211C1E",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #8A5E72

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Pairs with #8A5E72

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