#9f969e

Color #9f969e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#9f969e

RGB

rgb(159, 150, 158)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 4.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 5.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 0.6%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(63.05, 4.8, -3.01)

LCH

lch(63.05, 5.67, 327.91)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0155, 328.97)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 58.8%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969f97

Analogous

#9c969f

#9f969e

#9f969a

Triadic

#9f969e

#9e9f96

#969e9f

Split-complementary

#9f969e

#9a9f96

#969f9c

Tetradic

#9f969e

#9f9796

#969f97

#969e9f

Square

#9f969e

#9f9c96

#969f97

#969a9f

Shades

Color #9f969e mixed toward black.

#867b85

#6c626b

#514a50

#363135

#1b191b

Tints

Color #9f969e mixed toward white.

#afa8ae

#bfb9be

#cfcbcf

#dfdcdf

#efeeef

Tones

Color #9f969e mixed toward gray.

#9e979d

#9e989d

#9d989c

#9c999c

#9b9a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9c · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#9f9b9a · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f969e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f969e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9f969e (#9f969e) is rgb(159, 150, 158) in RGB.

No, #9f969e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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