#9c889b

Color #9c889b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9c889b

RGB

rgb(156, 136, 155)

HSL

hsl(303, 9.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303, 12.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 0.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(59.01, 11.05, -7.31)

LCH

lch(59.01, 13.25, 326.51)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0363, 327.49)

HWB

hwb(303, 53.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889c89

Analogous

#93889c

#9c889b

#9c8891

Triadic

#9c889b

#9b9c88

#889b9c

Split-complementary

#9c889b

#919c88

#889c93

Tetradic

#9c889b

#9c8988

#889c89

#889b9c

Square

#9c889b

#9c9388

#889c89

#88919c

Shades

Color #9c889b mixed toward black.

#856f84

#6a5869

#50424f

#352c35

#1b161a

Tints

Color #9c889b mixed toward white.

#ad9cac

#bdb0bc

#cec4cd

#ded7de

#efebee

Tones

Color #9c889b mixed toward gray.

#9a8a9a

#998b98

#978d97

#958f95

#949094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949497 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#959696 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#9b9392 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c889b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c889b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#9c889b (#9c889b) is rgb(156, 136, 155) in RGB.

No, #9c889b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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