#9c8c96

Color #9c8c96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8c96

RGB

rgb(156, 140, 150)

HSL

hsl(322.5, 7.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.5, 10.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 3.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.91, 7.81, -3.12)

LCH

lch(59.91, 8.41, 338.22)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0239, 339.89)

HWB

hwb(322.5, 54.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9c92

Analogous

#9a8c9c

#9c8c96

#9c8c8e

Triadic

#9c8c96

#969c8c

#8c969c

Split-complementary

#9c8c96

#8e9c8c

#8c9c9a

Tetradic

#9c8c96

#9c928c

#8c9c92

#8c969c

Square

#9c8c96

#9c9a8c

#8c9c92

#8c8e9c

Shades

Color #9c8c96 mixed toward black.

#84727e

#6a5b64

#4f444b

#352e32

#1a1719

Tints

Color #9c8c96 mixed toward white.

#ac9fa7

#bdb2b9

#cdc5ca

#ded9dc

#eeeced

Tones

Color #9c8c96 mixed toward gray.

#9b8d96

#998f95

#989095

#979195

#959394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959594 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#969793 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#9b9291 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8c96]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#9c8c96 (#9c8c96) is rgb(156, 140, 150) in RGB.

No, #9c8c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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