#9c8f9d

Color #9c8f9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8f9d

RGB

rgb(156, 143, 157)

HSL

hsl(295.7, 6.7%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.7, 8.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(60.91, 7.46, -5.64)

LCH

lch(60.91, 9.35, 322.91)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0253, 323.67)

HWB

hwb(295.7, 56.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#909d8f

Analogous

#958f9d

#9c8f9d

#9d8f97

Triadic

#9c8f9d

#9d9c8f

#8f9d9c

Split-complementary

#9c8f9d

#979d8f

#8f9d95

Tetradic

#9c8f9d

#9d8f90

#909d8f

#8f9d9c

Square

#9c8f9d

#9d958f

#909d8f

#8f979d

Shades

Color #9c8f9d mixed toward black.

#847585

#6a5d6b

#4f4650

#352f35

#1a171b

Tints

Color #9c8f9d mixed toward white.

#aca2ad

#bdb4be

#cdc7ce

#dedade

#eeecef

Tones

Color #9c8f9d mixed toward gray.

#9b909c

#9a919b

#999299

#989498

#979597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97969a · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#979899 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#9b9797 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8f9d]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9c8f9d (#9c8f9d) is rgb(156, 143, 157) in RGB.

No, #9c8f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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