#9a979a

Color #9a979a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.77 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#9a979a

RGB

rgb(154, 151, 154)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(62.79, 1.67, -1.19)

LCH

lch(62.79, 2.05, 324.53)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0055, 326.02)

HWB

hwb(300, 59.2%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979a97

Analogous

#98979a

#9a979a

#9a9798

Triadic

#9a979a

#9a9a97

#979a9a

Split-complementary

#9a979a

#989a97

#979a98

Tetradic

#9a979a

#9a9797

#979a97

#979a9a

Square

#9a979a

#9a9897

#979a97

#97989a

Shades

Color #9a979a mixed toward black.

#817d81

#676467

#4d4b4d

#343234

#1a191a

Tints

Color #9a979a mixed toward white.

#aba8ab

#bcbabc

#cdcbcd

#dddcdd

#eeeeee

Tones

Color #9a979a mixed toward gray.

#9a979a

#999899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999999 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#999999 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#9a9999 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a979a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a979a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#9a979a (#9a979a) is rgb(154, 151, 154) in RGB.

No, #9a979a 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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