#9e8797

Color #9e8797

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8797

RGB

rgb(158, 135, 151)

HSL

hsl(318.3, 10.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.3, 14.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 4.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.82, 11.58, -5.29)

LCH

lch(58.82, 12.73, 335.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0358, 337.01)

HWB

hwb(318.3, 52.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879e8e

Analogous

#9a879e

#9e8797

#9e878c

Triadic

#9e8797

#979e87

#87979e

Split-complementary

#9e8797

#8c9e87

#879e9a

Tetradic

#9e8797

#9e8e87

#879e8e

#87979e

Square

#9e8797

#9e9a87

#879e8e

#878c9e

Shades

Color #9e8797 mixed toward black.

#876d7f

#6c5766

#51424c

#362c33

#1b1619

Tints

Color #9e8797 mixed toward white.

#ae9ba8

#beafba

#cfc3cb

#dfd7dc

#efebee

Tones

Color #9e8797 mixed toward gray.

#9c8996

#9a8b96

#988d95

#968f94

#959193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959493 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#969892 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#9d9090 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8797]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e8797 (#9e8797) is rgb(158, 135, 151) in RGB.

No, #9e8797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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