#917b8e

Color #917b8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#917b8e

RGB

rgb(145, 123, 142)

HSL

hsl(308.2, 9.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.2, 15.2%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 2.1%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(54.17, 11.97, -7.12)

LCH

lch(54.17, 13.93, 329.25)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0385, 330.57)

HWB

hwb(308.2, 48.2%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b917e

Analogous

#897b91

#917b8e

#917b83

Triadic

#917b8e

#8e917b

#7b8e91

Split-complementary

#917b8e

#83917b

#7b9189

Tetradic

#917b8e

#917e7b

#7b917e

#7b8e91

Square

#917b8e

#91897b

#7b917e

#7b8391

Shades

Color #917b8e mixed toward black.

#7a6577

#61515f

#493d47

#312930

#181418

Tints

Color #917b8e mixed toward white.

#a391a1

#b6a7b4

#c8bdc6

#dad3d9

#ede9ec

Tones

Color #917b8e mixed toward gray.

#8f7d8d

#8d7f8b

#8b808a

#8a8289

#888487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888a · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#898b89 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#908685 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #917b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#917b8e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#917b8e (#917b8e) is rgb(145, 123, 142) in RGB.

No, #917b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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