#9c8a9f

Color #9c8a9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8a9f

RGB

rgb(156, 138, 159)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 10.7, -8.64)

LCH

lch(59.66, 13.75, 321.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.037, 321.36)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9f8a

Analogous

#918a9f

#9c8a9f

#9f8a97

Triadic

#9c8a9f

#9f9c8a

#8a9f9c

Split-complementary

#9c8a9f

#979f8a

#8a9f91

Tetradic

#9c8a9f

#9f8a8d

#8d9f8a

#8a9f9c

Square

#9c8a9f

#9f918a

#8d9f8a

#8a979f

Shades

Color #9c8a9f mixed toward black.

#846f88

#6a596d

#4f4352

#352d36

#1a161b

Tints

Color #9c8a9f mixed toward white.

#ac9daf

#bdb1bf

#cdc4cf

#ded8df

#eeebef

Tones

Color #9c8a9f mixed toward gray.

#9b8c9d

#998d9b

#988f9a

#979198

#969396

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

#95949a · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#969799 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9b9695 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 12.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8a9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8a9f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9c8a9f (#9c8a9f) is rgb(156, 138, 159) in RGB.

No, #9c8a9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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