#9f8b97

Color #9f8b97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8b97

RGB

rgb(159, 139, 151)

HSL

hsl(324, 9.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 12.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.95, 9.67, -3.6)

LCH

lch(59.95, 10.32, 339.58)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0294, 341.13)

HWB

hwb(324, 54.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9f93

Analogous

#9d8b9f

#9f8b97

#9f8b8d

Triadic

#9f8b97

#979f8b

#8b979f

Split-complementary

#9f8b97

#8d9f8b

#8b9f9d

Tetradic

#9f8b97

#9f938b

#8b9f93

#8b979f

Square

#9f8b97

#9f9d8b

#8b9f93

#8b8d9f

Shades

Color #9f8b97 mixed toward black.

#88707e

#6d5a65

#51434c

#362d33

#1b1619

Tints

Color #9f8b97 mixed toward white.

#af9ea8

#bfb2ba

#cfc5cb

#dfd8dc

#efecee

Tones

Color #9f8b97 mixed toward gray.

#9d8d97

#9c8e96

#9a9096

#989296

#979395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979794 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#989994 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#9e9291 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8b97]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#9f8b97 (#9f8b97) is rgb(159, 139, 151) in RGB.

No, #9f8b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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