#9c878c

Color #9c878c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c878c

RGB

rgb(156, 135, 140)

HSL

hsl(345.7, 9.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.7, 13.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 10.3%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.31, 8.81, 0.26)

LCH

lch(58.31, 8.81, 1.69)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0264, 1.74)

HWB

hwb(345.7, 52.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879c97

Analogous

#9c8797

#9c878c

#9c8d87

Triadic

#9c878c

#8c9c87

#878c9c

Split-complementary

#9c878c

#879c8d

#87979c

Tetradic

#9c878c

#9c9787

#879c97

#878c9c

Square

#9c878c

#979c87

#879c97

#8d879c

Shades

Color #9c878c mixed toward black.

#856e73

#6a585c

#504245

#352c2e

#1b1617

Tints

Color #9c878c mixed toward white.

#ad9b9f

#bdafb2

#cec3c6

#ded7d9

#efebec

Tones

Color #9c878c mixed toward gray.

#9a898d

#998b8e

#978c8f

#958e90

#939091

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93938b · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#95968b · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#9b8a8a · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c878c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c878c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#9c878c (#9c878c) is rgb(156, 135, 140) in RGB.

No, #9c878c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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