#918c96

Color #918c96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#918c96

RGB

rgb(145, 140, 150)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 6.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.95, 3.81, -4.64)

LCH

lch(58.95, 6, 309.39)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0157, 308.03)

HWB

hwb(270, 54.9%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91968c

Analogous

#8c8c96

#918c96

#968c96

Triadic

#918c96

#96918c

#8c9691

Split-complementary

#918c96

#96968c

#8c968c

Tetradic

#918c96

#968c91

#91968c

#8c9691

Square

#918c96

#968c8c

#91968c

#8c9696

Shades

Color #918c96 mixed toward black.

#79737e

#615c65

#49454c

#302e33

#181719

Tints

Color #918c96 mixed toward white.

#a39fa8

#b6b2b9

#c8c6cb

#dad9dc

#edecee

Tones

Color #918c96 mixed toward gray.

#918d95

#918e94

#918f94

#918f93

#919092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f94 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8f9093 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#919291 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #918c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#918c96]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#918c96 (#918c96) is rgb(145, 140, 150) in RGB.

No, #918c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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