#9e939e

Color #9e939e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9e939e

RGB

rgb(158, 147, 158)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.17, 6.13, -4.32)

LCH

lch(62.17, 7.5, 324.83)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0203, 325.84)

HWB

hwb(300, 57.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#939e93

Analogous

#98939e

#9e939e

#9e9398

Triadic

#9e939e

#9e9e93

#939e9e

Split-complementary

#9e939e

#989e93

#939e98

Tetradic

#9e939e

#9e9393

#939e93

#939e9e

Square

#9e939e

#9e9893

#939e93

#93989e

Shades

Color #9e939e mixed toward black.

#867886

#6b606b

#504850

#363036

#1b181b

Tints

Color #9e939e mixed toward white.

#aea5ae

#beb7be

#cfc9cf

#dfdbdf

#efedef

Tones

Color #9e939e mixed toward gray.

#9d949d

#9c959c

#9b969b

#9a979a

#999899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99999b · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9a9b9b · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9d9999 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9e939e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e939e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9e939e (#9e939e) is rgb(158, 147, 158) in RGB.

No, #9e939e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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