#9c838a

Color #9c838a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9c838a

RGB

rgb(156, 131, 138)

HSL

hsl(343.2, 11.2%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.2, 16%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 11.5%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(57.21, 10.74, -0.2)

LCH

lch(57.21, 10.74, 358.93)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.032, 359.28)

HWB

hwb(343.2, 51.4%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#839c95

Analogous

#9c8397

#9c838a

#9c8983

Triadic

#9c838a

#8a9c83

#838a9c

Split-complementary

#9c838a

#839c89

#83979c

Tetradic

#9c838a

#9c9583

#839c95

#838a9c

Square

#9c838a

#979c83

#839c95

#89839c

Shades

Color #9c838a mixed toward black.

#856a72

#6a555b

#504044

#352a2d

#1b1517

Tints

Color #9c838a mixed toward white.

#ad989e

#bdacb1

#cec1c5

#ded6d8

#efeaec

Tones

Color #9c838a mixed toward gray.

#9a858b

#98878c

#96898d

#948b8e

#928d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929288 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#939588 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#9b8787 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c838a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c838a]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c838a (#9c838a) is rgb(156, 131, 138) in RGB.

No, #9c838a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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