#9c8d97

Color #9c8d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8d97

RGB

rgb(156, 141, 151)

HSL

hsl(320, 7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 9.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 3.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(60.21, 7.44, -3.26)

LCH

lch(60.21, 8.12, 336.34)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0229, 337.92)

HWB

hwb(320, 55.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9c92

Analogous

#998d9c

#9c8d97

#9c8d8f

Triadic

#9c8d97

#979c8d

#8d979c

Split-complementary

#9c8d97

#8f9c8d

#8d9c99

Tetradic

#9c8d97

#9c928d

#8d9c92

#8d979c

Square

#9c8d97

#9c998d

#8d9c92

#8d8f9c

Shades

Color #9c8d97 mixed toward black.

#84737f

#6a5c65

#4f454c

#352e33

#1a1719

Tints

Color #9c8d97 mixed toward white.

#aca0a8

#bdb3ba

#cdc6cb

#ded9dc

#eeecee

Tones

Color #9c8d97 mixed toward gray.

#9b8e96

#998f96

#989196

#979295

#969395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969695 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#979894 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#9b9392 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8d97]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9c8d97 (#9c8d97) is rgb(156, 141, 151) in RGB.

No, #9c8d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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