#9f8e9e

Color #9f8e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9f8e9e

RGB

rgb(159, 142, 158)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 8.1%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 10.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 0.6%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(60.95, 9.31, -6.13)

LCH

lch(60.95, 11.15, 326.64)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0305, 327.72)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 55.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9f8f

Analogous

#978e9f

#9f8e9e

#9f8e95

Triadic

#9f8e9e

#9e9f8e

#8e9e9f

Split-complementary

#9f8e9e

#959f8e

#8e9f97

Tetradic

#9f8e9e

#9f8f8e

#8e9f8f

#8e9e9f

Square

#9f8e9e

#9f978e

#8e9f8f

#8e959f

Shades

Color #9f8e9e mixed toward black.

#887386

#6c5c6b

#514551

#362e36

#1b171b

Tints

Color #9f8e9e mixed toward white.

#afa1ae

#bfb4be

#cfc6ce

#dfd9df

#efecef

Tones

Color #9f8e9e mixed toward gray.

#9e8f9d

#9c919b

#9b929a

#999499

#989598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989a · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#999a99 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#9e9797 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9f8e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f8e9e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9f8e9e (#9f8e9e) is rgb(159, 142, 158) in RGB.

No, #9f8e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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