#9c9899

Color #9c9899

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c9899

RGB

rgb(156, 152, 153)

HSL

hsl(345, 2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 2.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 1.9%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(63.2, 1.64, -0.01)

LCH

lch(63.2, 1.64, 359.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0049, 0)

HWB

hwb(345, 59.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989c9b

Analogous

#9c989b

#9c9899

#9c9998

Triadic

#9c9899

#999c98

#98999c

Split-complementary

#9c9899

#989c99

#989b9c

Tetradic

#9c9899

#9c9b98

#989c9b

#98999c

Square

#9c9899

#9b9c98

#989c9b

#99989c

Shades

Color #9c9899 mixed toward black.

#837e7f

#696566

#4f4b4c

#343233

#1a1919

Tints

Color #9c9899 mixed toward white.

#ada9aa

#bdbabb

#cecccc

#dedddd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9c9899 mixed toward gray.

#9c9899

#9b9999

#9b999a

#9a9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a99 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9b99 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#9c9999 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c9899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c9899]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c9899 (#9c9899) is rgb(156, 152, 153) in RGB.

No, #9c9899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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