#99889c

Color #99889c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#99889c

RGB

rgb(153, 136, 156)

HSL

hsl(291, 9.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291, 12.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 10.17, -8.27)

LCH

lch(58.77, 13.11, 320.88)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0353, 321.21)

HWB

hwb(291, 53.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9c88

Analogous

#8f889c

#99889c

#9c8895

Triadic

#99889c

#9c9988

#889c99

Split-complementary

#99889c

#959c88

#889c8f

Tetradic

#99889c

#9c888b

#8b9c88

#889c99

Square

#99889c

#9c8f88

#8b9c88

#88959c

Shades

Color #99889c mixed toward black.

#826f85

#68586a

#4e4250

#342c35

#1a161b

Tints

Color #99889c mixed toward white.

#aa9cad

#bbb0bd

#ccc4ce

#ddd7de

#eeebef

Tones

Color #99889c mixed toward gray.

#988a9a

#978b99

#968d97

#948f95

#939094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929297 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#939496 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#989493 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #99889c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#99889c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#99889c (#99889c) is rgb(153, 136, 156) in RGB.

No, #99889c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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