#9d8c8f

Color #9d8c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#9d8c8f

RGB

rgb(157, 140, 143)

HSL

hsl(349.4, 8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.4, 10.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 8.9%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.81, 6.89, 0.73)

LCH

lch(59.81, 6.93, 6.05)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0208, 5.52)

HWB

hwb(349.4, 54.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9d9a

Analogous

#9d8c97

#9d8c8f

#9d918c

Triadic

#9d8c8f

#8f9d8c

#8c8f9d

Split-complementary

#9d8c8f

#8c9d91

#8c979d

Tetradic

#9d8c8f

#9d9a8c

#8c9d9a

#8c8f9d

Square

#9d8c8f

#979d8c

#8c9d9a

#918c9d

Shades

Color #9d8c8f mixed toward black.

#867275

#6b5b5e

#504446

#352e2f

#1b1717

Tints

Color #9d8c8f mixed toward white.

#ad9fa2

#beb2b4

#cec5c7

#ded9da

#efecec

Tones

Color #9d8c8f mixed toward gray.

#9c8d90

#9a8f91

#999092

#979293

#969393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96968e · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#97988e · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#9c8e8e · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9d8c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d8c8f]

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9d8c8f (#9d8c8f) is rgb(157, 140, 143) in RGB.

No, #9d8c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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