#9f878a

Color #9f878a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f878a

RGB

rgb(159, 135, 138)

HSL

hsl(352.5, 11.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.5, 15.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 13.2%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.54, 9.6, 1.78)

LCH

lch(58.54, 9.76, 10.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0295, 9.37)

HWB

hwb(352.5, 52.9%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879f9c

Analogous

#9f8796

#9f878a

#9f9087

Triadic

#9f878a

#8a9f87

#878a9f

Split-complementary

#9f878a

#879f90

#87969f

Tetradic

#9f878a

#9f9c87

#879f9c

#878a9f

Square

#9f878a

#969f87

#879f9c

#90879f

Shades

Color #9f878a mixed toward black.

#886d70

#6d575a

#524143

#362c2d

#1b1616

Tints

Color #9f878a mixed toward white.

#af9b9d

#bfafb1

#cfc3c4

#dfd7d8

#efebeb

Tones

Color #9f878a mixed toward gray.

#9d898b

#9b8b8d

#998d8e

#978f90

#959191

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959589 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#979889 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#9e8989 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f878a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f878a]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9f878a (#9f878a) is rgb(159, 135, 138) in RGB.

No, #9f878a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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