#9d979b

Color #9d979b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9d979b

RGB

rgb(157, 151, 155)

HSL

hsl(320, 3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 3.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 1.3%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(63.07, 2.95, -1.32)

LCH

lch(63.07, 3.23, 335.89)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0091, 337.38)

HWB

hwb(320, 59.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979d99

Analogous

#9c979d

#9d979b

#9d9798

Triadic

#9d979b

#9b9d97

#979b9d

Split-complementary

#9d979b

#989d97

#979d9c

Tetradic

#9d979b

#9d9997

#979d99

#979b9d

Square

#9d979b

#9d9c97

#979d99

#97989d

Shades

Color #9d979b mixed toward black.

#847d82

#6a6468

#4f4b4e

#353234

#1a191a

Tints

Color #9d979b mixed toward white.

#ada8ac

#bebabc

#cecbcd

#dedcde

#efeeee

Tones

Color #9d979b mixed toward gray.

#9d979b

#9c989b

#9c999b

#9b999a

#9b9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9b9a · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#9d9999 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d979b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d979b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9d979b (#9d979b) is rgb(157, 151, 155) in RGB.

No, #9d979b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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