#9f8a97

Color #9f8a97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8a97

RGB

rgb(159, 138, 151)

HSL

hsl(322.9, 9.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.9, 13.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.69, 10.24, -3.99)

LCH

lch(59.69, 10.99, 338.71)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0312, 340.35)

HWB

hwb(322.9, 54.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9f92

Analogous

#9c8a9f

#9f8a97

#9f8a8c

Triadic

#9f8a97

#979f8a

#8a979f

Split-complementary

#9f8a97

#8c9f8a

#8a9f9c

Tetradic

#9f8a97

#9f928a

#8a9f92

#8a979f

Square

#9f8a97

#9f9c8a

#8a9f92

#8a8c9f

Shades

Color #9f8a97 mixed toward black.

#886f7f

#6d5965

#52434c

#362d33

#1b1619

Tints

Color #9f8a97 mixed toward white.

#af9da8

#bfb1ba

#cfc4cb

#dfd8dc

#efebee

Tones

Color #9f8a97 mixed toward gray.

#9d8c96

#9b8d96

#9a8f96

#989195

#969395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969694 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#989993 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#9e9291 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8a97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8a97]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#9f8a97 (#9f8a97) is rgb(159, 138, 151) in RGB.

No, #9f8a97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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