#9e8e99

Color #9e8e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9e8e99

RGB

rgb(158, 142, 153)

HSL

hsl(318.8, 7.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.8, 10.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 3.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.71, 7.98, -3.64)

LCH

lch(60.71, 8.77, 335.48)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0246, 337.08)

HWB

hwb(318.8, 55.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9e93

Analogous

#9b8e9e

#9e8e99

#9e8e91

Triadic

#9e8e99

#999e8e

#8e999e

Split-complementary

#9e8e99

#919e8e

#8e9e9b

Tetradic

#9e8e99

#9e938e

#8e9e93

#8e999e

Square

#9e8e99

#9e9b8e

#8e9e93

#8e919e

Shades

Color #9e8e99 mixed toward black.

#867380

#6c5c67

#51454d

#362e33

#1b171a

Tints

Color #9e8e99 mixed toward white.

#aea1aa

#beb4bb

#cec6cc

#dfd9dd

#efecee

Tones

Color #9e8e99 mixed toward gray.

#9d8f98

#9b9198

#9a9297

#999397

#979596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979796 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#989996 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#9d9494 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e8e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e8e99]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9e8e99 (#9e8e99) is rgb(158, 142, 153) in RGB.

No, #9e8e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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