#9c8288

Color #9c8288

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c8288

RGB

rgb(156, 130, 136)

HSL

hsl(346.2, 11.6%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.2, 16.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 12.8%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(56.89, 10.96, 0.49)

LCH

lch(56.89, 10.97, 2.56)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0328, 2.62)

HWB

hwb(346.2, 51%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#829c96

Analogous

#9c8295

#9c8288

#9c8982

Triadic

#9c8288

#889c82

#82889c

Split-complementary

#9c8288

#829c89

#82959c

Tetradic

#9c8288

#9c9682

#829c96

#82889c

Square

#9c8288

#959c82

#829c96

#89829c

Shades

Color #9c8288 mixed toward black.

#856970

#6a5459

#503f43

#352a2d

#1b1516

Tints

Color #9c8288 mixed toward white.

#ad979c

#bdacb0

#cec1c4

#ded5d7

#efeaeb

Tones

Color #9c8288 mixed toward gray.

#9a8489

#98868a

#96898c

#938b8d

#918d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919187 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#939586 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#9b8585 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c8288;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c8288]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c8288 (#9c8288) is rgb(156, 130, 136) in RGB.

No, #9c8288 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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