#957b8b

Color #957b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#957b8b

RGB

rgb(149, 123, 139)

HSL

hsl(323.1, 10.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.1, 17.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 6.7%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(54.47, 12.88, -4.89)

LCH

lch(54.47, 13.78, 339.21)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0393, 340.83)

HWB

hwb(323.1, 48.2%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b9585

Analogous

#927b95

#957b8b

#957b7e

Triadic

#957b8b

#8b957b

#7b8b95

Split-complementary

#957b8b

#7e957b

#7b9592

Tetradic

#957b8b

#95857b

#7b9585

#7b8b95

Square

#957b8b

#95927b

#7b9585

#7b7e95

Shades

Color #957b8b mixed toward black.

#7e6574

#64515d

#4b3d46

#32282e

#191417

Tints

Color #957b8b mixed toward white.

#a7919e

#b8a7b2

#cabdc5

#dcd3d8

#ede9ec

Tones

Color #957b8b mixed toward gray.

#937d8a

#917f8a

#8e8189

#8c8489

#8a8688

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a87 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8e86 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#948484 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #957b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#957b8b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#957b8b (#957b8b) is rgb(149, 123, 139) in RGB.

No, #957b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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