#9b8b99

Color #9b8b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8b99

RGB

rgb(155, 139, 153)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 7.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 10.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 1.3%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.65, 8.59, -5.24)

LCH

lch(59.65, 10.06, 328.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0276, 329.82)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 54.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9b8d

Analogous

#958b9b

#9b8b99

#9b8b91

Triadic

#9b8b99

#999b8b

#8b999b

Split-complementary

#9b8b99

#919b8b

#8b9b95

Tetradic

#9b8b99

#9b8d8b

#8b9b8d

#8b999b

Square

#9b8b99

#9b958b

#8b9b8d

#8b919b

Shades

Color #9b8b99 mixed toward black.

#837181

#695b67

#4f444e

#352d34

#1a171a

Tints

Color #9b8b99 mixed toward white.

#ac9eaa

#bcb2bb

#cdc5cc

#ded8dd

#eeecee

Tones

Color #9b8b99 mixed toward gray.

#9a8c98

#988e97

#978f96

#969095

#949294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949496 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#959695 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#9a9393 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8b99]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9b8b99 (#9b8b99) is rgb(155, 139, 153) in RGB.

No, #9b8b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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