#9b8896

Color #9b8896

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9b8896

RGB

rgb(155, 136, 150)

HSL

hsl(315.8, 8.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.8, 12.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 3.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 9.72, -4.82)

LCH

lch(58.77, 10.85, 333.62)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0303, 335.21)

HWB

hwb(315.8, 53.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889b8d

Analogous

#97889b

#9b8896

#9b888d

Triadic

#9b8896

#969b88

#88969b

Split-complementary

#9b8896

#8d9b88

#889b97

Tetradic

#9b8896

#9b8d88

#889b8d

#88969b

Square

#9b8896

#9b9788

#889b8d

#888d9b

Shades

Color #9b8896 mixed toward black.

#846f7e

#6a5965

#4f424c

#352c33

#1a1619

Tints

Color #9b8896 mixed toward white.

#ac9ca8

#bcb0b9

#cdc4cb

#ded7dc

#eeebee

Tones

Color #9b8896 mixed toward gray.

#9a8a95

#988b95

#968d94

#958e93

#939092

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

#939393 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#949692 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#9a9090 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9b8896;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b8896]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#9b8896 (#9b8896) is rgb(155, 136, 150) in RGB.

No, #9b8896 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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