#9f8897

Color #9f8897

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8897

RGB

rgb(159, 136, 151)

HSL

hsl(320.9, 10.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.9, 14.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.17, 11.38, -4.75)

LCH

lch(59.17, 12.33, 337.34)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0349, 339.02)

HWB

hwb(320.9, 53.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889f90

Analogous

#9b889f

#9f8897

#9f888b

Triadic

#9f8897

#979f88

#88979f

Split-complementary

#9f8897

#8b9f88

#889f9b

Tetradic

#9f8897

#9f9088

#889f90

#88979f

Square

#9f8897

#9f9b88

#889f90

#888b9f

Shades

Color #9f8897 mixed toward black.

#886e7f

#6d5865

#52424c

#362c33

#1b1619

Tints

Color #9f8897 mixed toward white.

#af9ca8

#bfb0ba

#cfc3cb

#dfd7dc

#efebee

Tones

Color #9f8897 mixed toward gray.

#9d8a96

#9b8c96

#998e95

#979095

#959194

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969594 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#979993 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#9e9190 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8897]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#9f8897 (#9f8897) is rgb(159, 136, 151) in RGB.

No, #9f8897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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